New Gayle Bradley with Forced Patina

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While waiting for my Para2 (over 4 months now:mad:) I decided to get the Bradley. Well I got it last week and it's a super knife and sharper than any other spyders I've purchased. Although it did have a small spot of what looked like rust on the blade.

So I decided to try my first forced patina. I used a paper towel soaked in apple cider vinegar. I wrapped the blade and left it overnight. After a few minutes on the sharpmaker it was back to razor sharp.:D

Here are the results.
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Orion's Belt said:
I like the pattern, but it may be a little dark for my taste.
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I would bet with a little use it would lighten up somewhat. I've used my Bradley to cut up apples and oranges with no patina all developing. But I don't let it lay for long without rinsing it with water. M4 does have a little resistance to developing a patina. I've used CV Case knives that instantly developed a patina while I was cutting up fruit! :eek:
 
Hey guys-
Kind of a noob question. Does a forced patina protect or prevent further patina or rust?
 
Very cool!
That's the best forced patina that I have ever seen posted.
Thanks for sharing.
 
Thanks for the compliments.

Yeah it's a little dark for my taste as well but I think it will lighten up just right with use. Just while cleaning and oiling the blade before reassembly it lightened up a bunch.
 
frandad said:
Hey guys-
Kind of a noob question. Does a forced patina protect or prevent further patina or rust?
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Yes. A patina, forced or non-forced, will help prevent rust. Old timers would stick the blade of their carbon steel pocket knives into and orange or other acidic fruit overnight to force a patina on them to help prevent rust while carring them in their pockets.
 
I got my GB in the mail yesterday and am very pleased with it. What a nice knife. I also got a Military M4 last month and did a patina on it by immersing the blade in cider vinegar for 4 days. I'd leave it in for a day then take it out and let it dry. I did this for 4 days. It came out almost black. I kind of like it. With the GB I think I'm going to leave it alone unless it gets stained.
 
I dunno, If I'll use gun blue on my GB. That will turn it almost black but there's no turning back if I do.
 
I'm not usually into forced patina but that looks great. I don't think it looks too dark, it goes great with the CF scales and the black clip. It kind of looks like some custom camo job. :thumbup:
 
JNewell said:
About as much (about as little) as gun bluing.
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I agree. But thanks for giving me and idea. I don't like uneven patinas much, that's why I was thinking of gun blue. But I am hesitating because of the "no turning back" thing. So I'll use it until I get an ugly(IMHO) uneven patina. That's when I use gun blue on it. :D
 
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