joined in on the patina craze

[shooter mcgavin]

here y'all go let me know what you think. i played around with it first after stripping it, did some vinegar and hot sauce patinas before going with the gun blue/bleach method. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. got the micarta grips from tomars, really happy with the quality of these

 

[edctac]

I love it, I have done the gun blue n bleach trick before but it didn't look like that. Would you mind telling me how you did it, step by step. Thanks.

 

[shooter mcgavin]

i used Clichs thread, but its real simple. after you strip the blade clean it up well with soap and water. apply blue evenly all over the blade and place in a jar of bleach. i let it sit for 30 minutes, removed, cleaned with soap and water then wet sanded with 400 grit because initially you will have a dark corroded blade. the sandpaper brings out the patina and gets the corrosion off. i re blued it and dipped it in the bleach a second time for 30 minutes, then cleaned up same way as before. pretty basic and gives it a real hammered finish look. a perfect look for a working mans blade that is the bk2

 

[CCMI]

Wow that turned out really nicely, nice job

 

[CowboyStyle]

Nice work on the etching looks great on the bk 2.

 

[wasatchdan]

I like that, Shooter. My Bk-2 is going to get the same treatment in a week or two, I think.

 

[Moosez45]

Wo0t!!!!

Good patina, brother.

Moose

 

[Flexxx]

Lookin good...

 

[mrn8]

That turned out great! Nice work.

 

[clich]

Very very cool. Its cool to see others try it. I LOVE the look of it. Nice work

 

[shooter mcgavin]

Thanks guys and thanks for the idea clich. That was my first go at stripping and giving a knife a patina.

 

[camoninja]

Awesome job. I am going to have to try it.

 

[edctac]

Thanks, mine comes this week, then I will get started with all the mods I have planned

 

[C.Grage]

It looks like it jumped out of an old cowboy movie, looks fantastic.