Lets see your Patinas!

[MyDogsHunt]

Oh man, that plumb just stole my heart, thank you for posting that

Thanks DF
I love that little Cruiser.
Found it in a old shed. It was a mess, but after finding a handle and cleaning her up it's the only axe I use any more.

Even take it camping. (Never have understood that "batoning" thing).

Heres a cover I made to keep it from chopping all my other gear up on the way to said camp.

Charlie

 

[richstag]

I have a few knives with a patina. This is the one I have been carrying recently. It usually has a uniform gray patina from keeping it somewhat polished. Its been in my pocket during a lot of hard work though and some different uses. Its funny how the areas that get a little more air to stay dry don't patina as much. Take a look next to the logo on the ricasso and you can see the less patina where the metal sits next to a hole in the liner. The eazy open also let's the blade breath and dry out a little, not as obvious in this pic though.

 

[DeadFall27]

Thanks DF
I love that little Cruiser.
Found it in a old shed. It was a mess, but after finding a handle and cleaning her up it's the only axe I use any more.

Even take it camping. (Never have understood that "batoning" thing).

Heres a cover I made to keep it from chopping all my other gear up on the way to said camp.

Charlie

I was once one of the people who batonned, but that was before I learned the true value of an axe. Now, thanks to my Grandpa, I am an axe nut; I finished his rafting axe recently and that thing throws some chips!! I haven't been able to put that, and my backpacking axe, down ever since I rehafted them.
You made a great find! I hope it serves you well for many years to come!

 

[Snipe 1]

 

[trey999]

I think this patina is coming along nicely:

 

[2Dead]

A few of my earned patinas.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

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[Finedges]

Just trying to show all the colors that come through on GEC's 1095. Great stuff.

 

[Humppa]

I always let the patina just going on ... but not on every knife - but on the most I have

Kind regards
Andi

 

[ISKski]

 

[black mamba]

OOOOhhh, David, that Old Timer is nice! I love a clean edge on a gray blade.

 

[ISKski]

update

 

[2Dead]

The #33 I've been carrying the last few weeks.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

OOOOhhh, David, that Old Timer is nice! I love a clean edge on a gray blade.

I'm a little late in replying to you here, but Thanks Jeff! I like the look of it too. That 8OT's getting to be one of my favorites (it's in my pocket everyday).

 

[ISKski]

Currently looks like:

 

[Doug Add]

Looking better all the time!

 

[notthatsharp]

Glad this thread got revived. Enjoyed going through it. Here's a bit of the progress my douk douk has made over the time I've had it from when it was new to now.

 

[jon_slider]

This is a new knife, it has been with me for less than a week.

Here it is fresh out of the box

First hot vinegar wash on brand new blade, produces very even patina

Second Vinegar wash produces irregular patterns because it lifts the previous patina and moves it around

After some chipotle marinated steak (chipotle contains vinegar also). The changes it produced are not immediately visible in this pic.

A couple days after the steak. This colorful type of patina is what I see if I wipe the knife on dry cloth before the picture. The colors go away when I oil the blade, and become a more even grey. Wiping the blade on leather, removes excess patina, revealing mostly gray also.

As far as a patina being real, earned, forced, etc.. I patina my blades to protect them, by either putting them in a potato overnight, or wiping with vinegar.. I don't see any difference between an earned patina and a forced one, other than how long it takes an earned patina to develop. After all, an earned patina comes from the same things that a forced one does, and they look the same, and they change with use, just the same. end soapbox

Thanks for all the fantastic photos!

 

[bakerg2g]

This NYKCo. Dogleg Jack has a very nice patina. It's an old one as well.

Jason

 

[burnside]

My TC Barlow got this patina from cutting up a few lemons and limes the other night. I only letting it sit in the juices for about 20 or 30 minutes. I had no idea it was going to get this dark so quickly!