VorpelSword
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OK, I am seeing videos on YouTube that show folks taking a finished knife and daubing the blade with yellow mustard. This leaves a pattern of different color on the blade.
I thought "whiskey-Tango . . ." till one of the videos talked about vinegar in the mustard.
If it is the vinegar (ascetic acid) that does the etching, why not just use vinegar?
Further thinking, another cup of coffee brought up another thought. If vinegar will do the trick, why do serious knife makers use other, more sophisticated or noxious stuff?
I thought "whiskey-Tango . . ." till one of the videos talked about vinegar in the mustard.
If it is the vinegar (ascetic acid) that does the etching, why not just use vinegar?
Further thinking, another cup of coffee brought up another thought. If vinegar will do the trick, why do serious knife makers use other, more sophisticated or noxious stuff?