Hi all,
Got my new Edkarda the other day! This is my first Fiddleback Forge Knife and I certainly dig it. I decided to patina the blade today and the process started about 10:00am.
Ingredients:
So I used the knife to prepare all ingredients for the cast iron skillet. After about 1/2 hour on medium/hi heat, breakfast was ready to go
STAGE 1 COMPLETE . . .
STAGE 2 consisted of some yellow mustard mixed with water (3 to 1), a small sponge and a 20 minute timer. So, I just mixed the mustard and water so that the solution was very watery and then blotted it from the plate to the blade . . . using the sponge. I set the timer for 20 minutes and then plopped on the couch to watch some TV.
When the timer went off, I went to the kitchen and examined the knife-- its amazing how mustard can dry out and change colors in 20 minutes. This was my first time doing this, so I was a little nervous about the end result. I remembered how sharp the blade was when cutting the veggies for the breakfast skillet. I was very careful in handling the knife and cleaning the blade . . .l until faster than the blink of an eye . . . she bit me and took off a sliver of the pad of my finger !!!!!
Beautiful Edkarda @ $200.00
Bottle of Mustard $2.35
Applying direct pressure for 30 minutes, half a bottle of super glue and spending 1 hour waiting to be seen at the local walk-in clinic . . .Priceless !
Anyway, blade turned out great! Finger . . .not so much.
Got my new Edkarda the other day! This is my first Fiddleback Forge Knife and I certainly dig it. I decided to patina the blade today and the process started about 10:00am.
Ingredients:
- cast iron skillet
- green peppers
- onion
- potatoes
- maple sausage
- salt & pepper
- minced garlic
- eggs
So I used the knife to prepare all ingredients for the cast iron skillet. After about 1/2 hour on medium/hi heat, breakfast was ready to go
STAGE 1 COMPLETE . . .
STAGE 2 consisted of some yellow mustard mixed with water (3 to 1), a small sponge and a 20 minute timer. So, I just mixed the mustard and water so that the solution was very watery and then blotted it from the plate to the blade . . . using the sponge. I set the timer for 20 minutes and then plopped on the couch to watch some TV.
When the timer went off, I went to the kitchen and examined the knife-- its amazing how mustard can dry out and change colors in 20 minutes. This was my first time doing this, so I was a little nervous about the end result. I remembered how sharp the blade was when cutting the veggies for the breakfast skillet. I was very careful in handling the knife and cleaning the blade . . .l until faster than the blink of an eye . . . she bit me and took off a sliver of the pad of my finger !!!!!
Beautiful Edkarda @ $200.00
Bottle of Mustard $2.35
Applying direct pressure for 30 minutes, half a bottle of super glue and spending 1 hour waiting to be seen at the local walk-in clinic . . .Priceless !
Anyway, blade turned out great! Finger . . .not so much.
