Dark Side of the Moonrock Smoky Satin Camp Tramp Extreme Vinegar Patina

[Diamond Dog Dave]

Not for sale or trade, just showing off...

I was stripping & patina-ing my Camp Tramp with synthetic vinegar a handful of years ago, and I forgot about it and left it in the jar for about a week and this happened...I have grown to love it. Each time I give it a touch up vinegar bath its coming out darker now. You can see what I reckon is the temper line from that differential hardening I heard these got.

I also reshaped the Res-c a bit in the finger guard area with an x-acto knife and a roll of sandpaper for more comfortable (for me) choking up on the blade. Butt of handle also chewed by puppy for extra credit.

I wouldn't trade 'er for a brand new one...one of the best knives ever.

 

[Soulrack223]

lunar craters is right

 

[Nemo1775]

My stripped ASH-2 is envious! What is "synthetic vinegar" if you don't mind?

 

[Diamond Dog Dave]

My stripped ASH-2 is envious! What is "synthetic vinegar" if you don't mind?

it's white vinegar made in a lab mostly used for cleaning as opposed to a food grade white vinegar

 

[David Mary]

That's outstanding!

 

[Nuker]

Spectacular patination. Thank you for showing it!

 

[Nemo1775]

it's white vinegar made in a lab mostly used for cleaning as opposed to a food grade white vinegar

Is it more acidic?

 

[Volk]

Shoot I pay extra for rockwork or hammered finish on some other knifes I buy...that is absolutely gorgeous in the most primal way.

 

[Diamond Dog Dave]

Is it more acidic?

i think it's about the same acidity, just less expensive, intended for cleaning and whatnot instead of human consumption

 

[Busto]

Is it more acidic?

Google...."Glacial Acetic Acid". It's called glacial because it freezes, has 1% water.

 

[dogboye]

Daaaaang! That DOES look cool.
Did it pit it deeply? Or are those even pits?

 

[Nemo1775]

Will glacial (99%) acetic acid have any effect on micarta or g10 scales or just patina the steel?

 

[Jerry Busse]

Looks like a 12 gauge was loaded with 00 Buckshot and some very angry Vinegar.

Very Cool!!!

Jerry

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[Diamond Dog Dave]

Daaaaang! That DOES look cool.
Did it pit it deeply? Or are those even pits?

It did pit relatively deeply in certain places, but not so much that I'm concerned about the integrity of the knife at all. Fantastic blade geometry on these Camp Tramps with the wide blade, thick at the spine but pretty darn thin behind the edge.

The knife still had some of the black coating on it when I stripped it and those are the spots that are still flat.

 

[Diamond Dog Dave]

Looks like a 12 gauge was loaded with 00 Buckshot and some very angry Vinegar.

Very Cool!!!

Jerry

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Thanks Boss!

 

[Diamond Dog Dave]

It did pit relatively deeply in certain places, but not so much that I'm concerned about the integrity of the knife at all. Fantastic blade geometry on these Camp Tramps with the wide blade, thick at the spine but pretty darn thin behind the edge.

The knife still had some of the black coating on it when I stripped it and those are the spots that are still flat.

 

[Nemo1775]

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That looks so cool!

 

[Diamond Dog Dave]

it's definitely got some kinda organic moon crater fractal vibes.

was super accidental but i embrace its uniqueness lol

 

[Nemo1775]

Well I am inspired, I ordered glacial acetic acid and will force a patina on a couple different blades. I have done a tomahawk head before with regular vinegar and it turned out great.