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How to duplicate Brute De Forge finished on stainless steel?
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Are you are doing stock removal?
Besides actually forging in the look, there are a couple ways to get something like it.
1) You can use carbide ball burrs and Cratex wheels to "carve" the pattern.
2) You can grind the upper bevel with a coarse belt and then finish the lower bevel with much finer grits.
3) Shot blasting and/or coarse sandblasting.
After HT, don't do anything with the upper area to keep it dark.
You can also etch in FC or other chemicals to darken the top pattern.
Besides actually forging in the look, there are a couple ways to get something like it.
1) You can use carbide ball burrs and Cratex wheels to "carve" the pattern.
2) You can grind the upper bevel with a coarse belt and then finish the lower bevel with much finer grits.
3) Shot blasting and/or coarse sandblasting.
After HT, don't do anything with the upper area to keep it dark.
You can also etch in FC or other chemicals to darken the top pattern.
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