Patina added to Mora 510 using lemon juice..

moonshine47 said:
Yes Barny, a Bark River

i just did the norm but with vinger

i kept it in for about 30 mins, and i kept rubbing it down so the bubbles wouldnt affect the finish

it turned out great, i dunno if A2 is supposed to do that, but never the less it did
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That is very cool, when I get a Bark River I might try it.....
 
Cutting any acidic foods (tomatoes) will create a patina on carbon steel Moras. But if you want an even patina, just take a paper towel and soak it with vinegar. Wrap your blade in there and let it sit for an hour or so. The longer exposure, the darker the patina it seems. Take it out, wash thoroughly with soap and hot water. Enjoy new patina. Also it is nice to do this before sharpening, so when your knife is sharpened, you'll have a dark blade with a nice shiney Scandi edge, which looks nice.
 
CruJones said:
Ok, so I tried this on my beater mora and this is what happened.

What am I doing wrong? is it ruined? I rubbed it down with mineral oil to try to clean it off, but it looks stained.

Thanks
Cru
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CruJones,
You should try washing the blade in hot water before the treatment. HOT water, dry it, then do the vinegar or mustard or whatever you had in mind. The steel should still be HOT to the touch as you apply your corrosive "blueing" juice.
 
StretchNM said:
CruJones,
You should try washing the blade in hot water before the treatment. HOT water, dry it, then do the vinegar or mustard or whatever you had in mind. The steel should still be HOT to the touch as you apply your corrosive "blueing" juice.
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:confused:
Maybe a hair dryer (hot air) ?
 
Has anybody tried to put a parkerized finish (Zink Phosphate) on there carbon steel blades, it works very well for rust prevention fairly easy to apply, gives the blade a gray black finish. same as old Camillius USMC knife or pilot survival knife.
 
too late. i already soaked it in lemon juice. it's a darker grey, but blotchy. can you re-do it? I'm not really concerned, it's my beater.

thanks

Cru
 
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