Oh yeeah!

[AriesTheCam]

Forced a patina on a few, and like how they came out personally. Feast your oculators my swellow fellows!

Now to put a mirror on them edges!

 

[ironwagon]

Knice job! They look like they were patina’d in the

 

[MattinLA]

Very nice! Mustard Camo?

 

[AriesTheCam]

Knice job! They look like they were patina’d in the

Thanks bro! Just gotta get a kydex for the big boi now and they'll be camp ready!

 

[AriesTheCam]

Very nice! Mustard Camo?

Correct suh! That good ol' off brand yellow love

 

[Meridian]

Looks good. How long did you leave the mustard on?

 

[AriesTheCam]

Looks good. How long did you leave the mustard on?

Mmm.. around 6-8 hours I think. Had to scrub em off pretty good. Stuff formed a thick black layer on em.

Resembled what feric chloride does during a long damascus etch when I called it.

 

[The Blacksmith]

That looks really nice. A local blademaker uses mustard to finish some of his knives, and leaves it on just long enough to etch the steel to a matte finish.

You did a really nice job.

 

[AriesTheCam]

That looks really nice. A local blademaker uses mustard to finish some of his knives, and leaves it on just long enough to etch the steel to a matte finish.

You did a really nice job.

Preciate it man! That's basically what it looks like in person.. pics kinda make it look lighter than it is.

Deep enough to look matte but won't scrub off with the rough side of a dish sponge.

 

[Garth Reckner]

Those blades look great. Very nice work.

Garth

 

[AriesTheCam]

Those blades look great. Very nice work.

Garth

Thank you good sir! I forgot you have a thing for patinas. I also forget.. did anyone ever win your patina contest?

 

[lmcq784]

That’s a sick patina camo job! Really love how they turned out!
Never thought of leaving it for 6-8 hours! I’ll have to try that! Thanks!

 

[AriesTheCam]

That’s a sick patina camo job! Really love how they turned out!
Never thought of leaving it for 6-8 hours! I’ll have to try that! Thanks!

Thanks man! I did it by accident the first time I forced a patina a few years ago on some 1095 Cro Van. Figured I'd try it on purpose this time lol. Turned out around the same.. maybe darker actually.

 

[MattinLA]

Thank you good sir! I forgot you have a thing for patinas. I also forget.. did anyone ever win your patina contest?

Myself and one other person tied for first. And Jerry gave a shop credit to all who entered. He made a thread in the Swamp.

 

[hhmoore]

Wait - I've got a shop credit?

 

[AriesTheCam]

Myself and one other person tied for first. And Jerry gave a shop credit to all who entered. He made a thread in the Swamp.

Found it again after a bit of searching. That's cool. That contest took a looonng time lol

 

[Nemo1775]

Mmm.. around 6-8 hours I think. Had to scrub em off pretty good. Stuff formed a thick black layer on em.

Resembled what feric chloride does during a long damascus etch when I called it.

That looks really good! Now I want to see a TNT-15 done like that!

 

[AriesTheCam]

That looks really good! Now I want to see a TNT-15 done like that!

That would be super fun! I only have the 2 matching cerakoted ones now.. I traded my comp finish TNT for one of em though

I bet it does look very good on it. If you try it post em up. I'd love to see that

 

[Robdude]

Beautiful, wish ya had pics of the process. Love that stuff.. post pics of that mirror edge when your done

 

[AriesTheCam]

Beautiful, wish ya had pics of the process. Love that stuff.. post pics of that mirror edge when your done

Thanks bud! I could do that for sure. Plan on getting time to do a little sharpening here soon. As for the patina job.. I may have a couple I'll do this to soon. I'll take pics next time of how I did it for ya.