Lime patina

[A.L.]

Hi guys, I thought I'd share this.
I decided to force patina to my Von Tempsky bowie by Svörd and discovered the power of lime. Here's how the knife looks like brand new:

And here's how it looks after:

I don't know what kind of "coating" or effect there is on the blade originally, but it stripped the whole thing off. I also added a littlebit of "effects" or stripes to he blade after patina.

I decided that I want the guard to match the blade, and gave it a rough look by sanding it a bit:

These kinds of blades are such joy to use.
They don't look too pretty to look good after use, but still appeal to me.

 

[StretchNM]

Very nice! I've never used lime, opting instead for a 50/50 mixture of apple vinegar and cold blu. I've also used a mustard "effect" coating before soaking in apple vinegar. That works nice too.

Good job. I'll have to try some lime.......

Here's some patina on a couple of Moras.....

Here's some on an EnZo O-1 blade.....

 

[A.L.]

Nice!
Btw, here's what lime did to my carbon opinel:

Very nice looking especially live.
Noticed that the bowie pic is a bit dark and doesn't show detail that good.. ah well.