goddard mustard finish...............

[ryan9977]

hey everybody....can anybody explain how to apply this finish to a knife to me....i have seen it and it looks pretty cool.....how do you get it to look even....the knife in question is 52100.....thanks for any info.....ryan

 

[65535]

If you could post a pic that would be cool.

 

[Cougar Allen]

 

[ryan9977]

i actually don't have a camera and i didn't try it yet......from briefly what i heard about it....you basically put drops of mustard on the blade and let it sit.....i was more worried about it looking really stupid....ryan

 

[Phydeaux]

I've used yellow mustard quite a bit on 01. It works very nicely. I like to leave it on over night(6-8 hours). I've made waves, tiger stripes, squiggles and written stuff on the blade.

I spread it on the blade with my fingers. Once it is coated, I use my finger to make paterns in the mustard, exposing the steel. It's where the mustard is very thin that it seems to get the darkest. Let it set for 6-8 hours, then I wash it off in warm water with gentle scrubbing with a very fine steel wool.

My kids look at me funny when I coat the blades and leave them laying around.

Polish up a scrap and try it. Have fun.

Oh yeah, don't lick the mustard off the blade.....

Ric

 

[65535]

how about catchup or catsup? or even ketchup. So does it work on any blade material? High carbon stinless (D2, S30V, Aus8)

 

[samhain73]

Wouldn't work on stainless.

 

[koyote]

there's a mustard finish blade in the gallery right now.....