Nessmuk Mustard Patina?

[Codger_64]

Try onions. And apples. And fresh red meat. Or even a jar of dill pickle juice. Mayonnaise (the REAL kind) has enough lemon in it to affect the patina too.

Codger

 

[Jeff H]

Yo Bruce, I just put a sweet little patina on my new khuk with a paper towel and some lemon juice. Just dabbed it on heavily, and set it aside for ten minutes. Worked liked a charm. Almost has a flame pattern that looks like it was cold blued. :thumbup:

That works quite well. Several years ago my wife "cleaned" my Russell "Ripper" (we use it in the kitchen) and realized what she had done. She quickly figured out that lemon juice is "the trick" and had restored the patina before I got home. She was rightly proud of that quick restoration job.

 

[bearthedog]

Cutting up some lemons today so we'll see.

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Try a mango- cutting one gave my Mini Canadian a nice blueish color! MAtches the handle now.

 

[soccergod04]

My dad just got a keg of Dos Equis for his kegorator because my mom likes it. I used my R.A.T. Izula proto to cut limes for them and got a nice random pattern. Hard to ruin a knife that pretty, though.

 

[bearthedog]

After a couple of days in the kitchen.

 

[XMP]

Bear, looks to me like you've created a classic! I love a mustard patina. Just don't use French's; it will make your knife wussy.

Anybody have photos of lemon or mango patinas? I've never tried that.