Fish Scales

[Lazy F]

Does anyone know how to make fish scales on a blade?

 

[stonproject]

You could get a fish scale pattern stencil, and then acid etch the blade with the stencil on it. I'm not sure if the stenciled would dissolve in the acid, but you could paint the stencil on with nail polish.

 

[Danke42]

Do you mean like Fish Scale Damascus? If so you have to fold the steel layers in a particular way to produce the effect.

 

[Lazy F]

Do you mean like Fish Scale Damascus? If so you have to fold the steel layers in a particular way to produce the effect.

No, although that would be way cool but above my skill level at this time. Maybe make a metal puch or something? I'm doing a small sharp finger for a friend and am trying to figure out how to have the blade look like it has fish scales. Nothing to deep, almost like an illusion look possibly.

 

[W. Anderson]

No, although that would be way cool but above my skill level at this time. Maybe make a metal puch or something? I'm doing a small sharp finger for a friend and am trying to figure out how to have the blade look like it has fish scales. Nothing to deep, almost like an illusion look possibly.

I did this years ago using ferric chloride and a viny stencil that I had a local t-shirt shop make. It came out nice: (Edit. I didn't realize that picture would be so small. I have another blade that I did the same treatment to, on stainless. Let me find a photo..)

 

[Danke42]

No, although that would be way cool but above my skill level at this time. Maybe make a metal puch or something? I'm doing a small sharp finger for a friend and am trying to figure out how to have the blade look like it has fish scales. Nothing to deep, almost like an illusion look possibly.

Probably the best call is the already mentioned acid etch.

 

[CWL]

Could you mean jewelling marks?

 

[Lazy F]

Could you mean jewelling marks?

No I didn't but that might work. Maybe do an overlay to get the effect.
Thanks

 

[3fifty7]

I was thinking of using a hardened steel hole punch that has half the face removed or possibly a steel letter punch, letter C. The steel you are working would need to be annealed and I’d expect a certain amount of distortion. I imagine it would be quite tedious.

 

[Lazy F]

I was thinking of using a hardened steel hole punch that has half the face removed or possibly a steel letter punch, letter C. The steel you are working would need to be annealed and I’d expect a certain amount of distortion. I imagine it would be quite tedious.

The hole punch crossed my mind at one point. I do appreciate the thoughts so far. As usual, what my mind sees and what can be done are two different things...