In the year 5160

BuckShack

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In the year 5160, these 110's will still be cool. Here are some pictures of my old with my new, before my new starts to look old. I love 5160 steel just for the fun of it. These are both Oak scales, but look uniquely different. Love them both.

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I couldn't resist grabbing both the drop point versions with the Black Friday sale, I already had a clip point. There is something just inherently sweet about a carbon steel 110!
 
Thanks guys.

I did force the patina on the clip point. It was my first time, so I tried all sorts of stuff. I recall a potato and an apple and dunking it in vinegar for varying lengths of time. It got black, it got blotchy. I tried to remove it. In the end I was able to even it out. I think I'll stick to vinegar next time.
 
There was a thread here not long ago(can't find it) about forcing patina on carbon steel, I posted these photos of my 5160 118 that I forced using blobs and dots of mayo, mustard, BBQ sauce and a few other house hold food items. Preston
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BuckShack said:
Thanks guys.

I did force the patina on the clip point. It was my first time, so I tried all sorts of stuff. I recall a potato and an apple and dunking it in vinegar for varying lengths of time. It got black, it got blotchy. I tried to remove it. In the end I was able to even it out. I think I'll stick to vinegar next time.
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You can get different colors depending on what you use to force the patina. Mustard will be one color, apples another, and etc. I am not sure why.
 
The forced patina that looks the best is 44-40 Cold Gun Blue (still made but I was told they changed the name).
 
DocT said:
The forced patina that looks the best is 44-40 Cold Gun Blue (still made but I was told they changed the name).
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That's interesting! Thanks. If anyone has an after shot of this I would love to see it.
 
pjsjr said:
There was a thread here not long ago(can't find it) about forcing patina on carbon steel, I posted these photos of my 5160 118 that I forced using blobs and dots of mayo, mustard, BBQ sauce and a few other house hold food items. Preston
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Yes, I recall mine looking like this at times during the process. I love the look, but I found it hard to use on food. It's all in my head, I know. I'm so used to the clean look of stainless I guess. So, I ended up trying to take it off and settling in on a more even "stonewash" color.

I like that little block of wood you have your knife sitting on, looks cool :thumbsup:
 
The one thing I noticed is I really did a number on the "BOS 5160" laser etching on the one side. I'm not sure if it's just covered up or if it was eaten off during the process. I think the later. I wish Buck would stamp the blade on both sides on 5160 steel. The stamped letters look really cool with a patina.
 
BuckShack said:
Yes, I recall mine looking like this at times during the process. I love the look, but I found it hard to use on food. It's all in my head, I know. I'm so used to the clean look of stainless I guess. So, I ended up trying to take it off and settling in on a more even "stonewash" color.

I like that little block of wood you have your knife sitting on, looks cool :thumbsup:
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Thanks, I think it's Honey Locust. Was a tree I'd bought and it didn't survive. When I cut it up I liked the wood, so I used it. I'm going to use this 118 just for display. Preston
 
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