induced patina...felt guilty

[Blues]

bchan77,

The patina actually helps prevent further oxidation in the form of red rust and pitting.

 

[VCM3]

Vince. . . .I've sent you a membership application to FPIS . The first two years of membership fees are on me.


By the way. . . .excellent patina forcing !

Yo Gig,Should I wait to join,until after I get my Swayback intervention ? (still waiting on this ) Or should I get signed up ASAP ?
Thanks for your help,
-Vince

 

[KnifeHead]

Pumpkins have some major staining power...found that out when I made this fall KnifeHead avatar.

 

[jackknife]

Hello, for a newcomer to the traditionals, do you mind explain a bit more? Thanks!

What a patina does is put a controlled amount of oxidation on the steel to act much lke blueing on a gun, or more exact, the old brown finish they used on muskets in centurys past. With a layer of oxidation semi-sealing off the steel, it will take moisture more time to start rusting bad enough to pit the steel.

 

[GigOne]

Yo Gig,Should I wait to join,until after I get my Swayback intervention ? (still waiting on this ) Or should I get signed up ASAP ?

The latter. Patina manipulators must unite to thwart off. . .off. . .uuuhhhhh. . .the non-patina manipulators. I have a stong feeling laws restricting our manipulation freedoms are on the horizon.

 

[bennyG19]

GigOne, does a skull help induce patina as shown in your avatar? I've heard of potatoes and vinegar, but never skull.

 

[bchan77]

Blues and Jackknife, thank you for explaining this patina thing.

 

[ahgar]

I'm a firm believer in the vinegar process for a patina it works great. I live in the hottest most humid place in the world and the patina does 2 things for my knives.
1. gives some protection from rust.
2. gives a more uniform finish than if the knife was allowed to develop it's own over time.
so for me it's more of a protection thing than a cosmetic thing.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Howdy, gents. My name is Garry, and I'll be your Noob today.

I spend more time over on The High Road under the same user name, but lately I've been doing a lot of catching up in non-firearms stuff.

I recently got my hands on a couple of new Case XX 3138CV knives, and the other night I induced a patina on one of them.

You can see it here.

Here's the result:

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I'm noticing changes in the patina as I use it, and that's fine.

I also recently acquired a Case 3137CV (the small one) that had not only been used, but may have been produced before they went to the hollow ground blade. The stamp says simply "3137" without the current "CV" notation, and the blade is flat ground. I originally thought someone had re-ground it, but I now wonder if it's just older than I thought. Anyway. It's got a genuine "earned" patina, scratches, and a crack in the scales at the center pin. I'm keepin' it.

So, yes, I do induce patina.

Guilty as charged.

 

[Blues]

Welcome to the funhouse, ArfinGreebly!

 

[fewpop]

These days with modern medicine being such as it is, Induced Patina Guilt (IPG) can be a thing of the past.

 

[65hoss]

hahahhaahahaaahaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Love it. Need a months supply!!

 

[ahgar]

fewpop that's pretty good.

 

[Hargis Knives]

I put a chemically induced patina (mustard) on my yellow cv case peanut! I also feel guilty but It looks cool, so I will leave eat.

 

[GigOne]

GigOne, does a skull help induce patina as shown in your avatar? I've heard of potatoes and vinegar, but never skull.

Yes. The longer you leave it. . . .the darker the patina. Use the necessary precautions though. . . .some weird bugs floatin' in the DNA that remains in the skulls !

 

[Hargis Knives]

I put a chemically induced patina (mustard) on my yellow cv case peanut! I also feel guilty but It looks cool, so I will leave eat.

I am such a dumba$$. Can you tell I was hungry?

 

[navihawk]

What about some good old gun blue?