Magnum Camp Natural Patina Progress

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Survivormind

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Hello All,

Since I have decided to patina my BK5 naturally, I figured I might as well create a thread and post pictures of the progress.

I stripped the edge the other day and just yesterday for lunch, I used my BK5 on some chicken breast. It was already cooked so I really just cut it up to eat it and because I was busy at work, I let the blade simmer in breast juice for probably 30 minutes before cleaning it off. You can see some blue forming on the blade in the top half.





Survivormind
 
I stripped my 5's blade after I saw your other post...Your's is looking good so far. I had to force a patina on my 5's blade since it unfortunatly started rusting right after I'd stripped, washed and dried it but hopefully it gains more of a patina over time.


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CamH_16 said:
I stripped my 5's blade after I saw your other post...Your's is looking good so far. I had to force a patina on my 5's blade since it unfortunatly started rusting right after I'd stripped, washed and dried it but hopefully it gains more of a patina over time.
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Where do you live? I'm interested because it's dry here and rust is largely not an issue at all. That patina looks great by the way.
 
Survivormind said:
Where do you live? I'm interested because it's dry here and rust is largely not an issue at all. That patina looks great by the way.
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Western Australia. Its actually pretty dry here and the rusting wasn't because of the weather. No idea what really caused such a quick reaction but as I was drying it after I'd washed it I noticed small red spots on the blade that weren't there before as far as I know. Anyway, its fine now with the patina and I havent had issues with the bare steel since.
 
CamH, that's odd.

Does anyone know if patina occurs more faster naturally due to exposure to light? I ate lunch and left the blade dirty for about 30 minutes and I swear it's developed a little more color on the side that was facing up.
 
It's most likely because that side had more air circulation which caused the steel to oxidize faster.
 
Yeah, I've found that too. It is probabaly more along the lines of what DJ said rather than light though.
 
DJG097 said:
It's most likely because that side had more air circulation which caused the steel to oxidize faster.
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I thought that too until I was forcing a patina on my BK2 last night. In 2 hours with coffee, it was a light grey (the coffee cold). I put a new cup of coffee on it after clearing the old liquid out. The coffee was boiling hot. In about 15-20 mins it took from a light grey to a very deep black/blue.
 
This is after day two. All I did this day is cut some chicken breast again and a few limes for margaritas. I let the knife sit dirty for probably 20 minutes each time. Sorry for the poor quality (cell phone) and the inconsistent lighting. This wasn't meant to be scientific. Just a log of patina progress. I'll probably post the next photos in a week.





 
Hey Team,

I've been absent from the forums for probably 2 weeks do to my slammin schedule. We moved up the date on our homesteading project and we have a mere 5 weeks to finish our preparations. I thought I would hop on real fast and post some pics of the patina progress on my BK5 before I lose the opportunity to time.





I literally took these about 15 minutes ago on my cell phone. Sorry for the lighting and bad quality but I think they accomplish the goal - to show the regular progress of my patina.

Every since getting this BK5, I have been using it for just about every cutting task I can imagine. I've cut up a lot of assorted meats, quite a few limes, a goose, lots of chickens, pork steaks, etc. It's sat in BBQ or lime juice here and there for 30 minutes while I eat. I think only once did I let it sit for a little longer on accident and it began to develop a rust colored spot that easily wiped off with a paper towel.

Anyways, see you all in a few more weeks. I intend to make either a kydex or leather sheath for the knife and will post photos when I can.

Survivormind
 
Survivormind said:
Hey Team,

I've been absent from the forums for probably 2 weeks do to my slammin schedule. We moved up the date on our homesteading project and we have a mere 5 weeks to finish our preparations. I thought I would hop on real fast and post some pics of the patina progress on my BK5 before I lose the opportunity to time.





I literally took these about 15 minutes ago on my cell phone. Sorry for the lighting and bad quality but I think they accomplish the goal - to show the regular progress of my patina.

Every since getting this BK5, I have been using it for just about every cutting task I can imagine. I've cut up a lot of assorted meats, quite a few limes, a goose, lots of chickens, pork steaks, etc. It's sat in BBQ or lime juice here and there for 30 minutes while I eat. I think only once did I let it sit for a little longer on accident and it began to develop a rust colored spot that easily wiped off with a paper towel.

Anyways, see you all in a few more weeks. I intend to make either a kydex or leather sheath for the knife and will post photos when I can.

Survivormind
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So when your homesteading project is under way, are you still going to be on the forums? Or are you going off the grid completely?
 
I will still be on the forums from time to time since we have cell reception on the property and have our phones set up to tether. Other than that, power is about a mile away along with everything else.
 
Survivormind said:
I will still be on the forums from time to time since we have cell reception on the property and have our phones set up to tether. Other than that, power is about a mile away along with everything else.
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I envy you my friend!! My goal its to be off the grid by May 2015.
 
bsmith_shoot said:
I envy you my friend!! My goal its to be off the grid by May 2015.
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Everything fell in line for us and we have God to thank. We literally went from having this be a very far off future dream to being where we are now, all in 4 months. Even crazier, we did it with minimal resources. We sold everything we owned that we didn't absolutely need and through estate sales, lots of looking for property, and a lot of research (I had been doing this for years), we made it happen.

The REALLY hard work begins March 1st....
 
Hey Survivor.....

Just let me say "the very best of luck and happiness", in your endeavour.......

Ethan
 
Ethan Becker said:
Hey Survivor.....

Just let me say "the very best of luck and happiness", in your endeavour.......

Ethan
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Thank you, Sir! There is a TON of work ahead of my wife and I. We'll share some of those adventurers here, I'm sure, and report on more of them on my blog site. Also, you will definitely see pictures of my Magnum Camp putting in some serious work!

Survivormind
 
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