Patina finish

dunefan

dunefan

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I purchased one of Christof's knives a few weeks ago and thought I'd try a patina finish. I've not done this before and Christof suggested yellow mustard. That is what I used and this is the result. Has a blue hue to it besides the patterns. I like it and I thought those of you who have not tried this may want to see what you can do with no experience.

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I have a fighter coming from Christof soon and am really looking forward to it's arrival.

Don
 
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whoa, that's a nice one. :thumbup:

and for what it's worth, that's what tan canvas micarta looks like with a linseed oil soak. :D
 
That is great looking. I am gonna have to try something like that.

How long did you leave the mustard on?
 
I left it on six hours. I put quite a bit on in different shapes and thicknesses. It'll dry and look like goopy dried rust but the finish will look totally different after you scrub all that junk off. I used a toothbrush and laundry soap to clean it. It looks better than the pics but I'm not a skilled photographer. I'll try it again some time also. Definitely changes the look of a plain blade. Not damascus but pleasing to the eye.
Don KD8ESF
 
That is a sweet patern! Anything with vinegar or that is very acidic will work great. I did these not too long ago just to try it out like you did. The top one was dijon mustard overnight, then 0000 steel wool rub down. Then lime juice over night. The bottom was vinegar over night, same steel wool, and a lime juice bath overnight again. The reason they both got lime juice was that I did not like the way they came out from the mustard and vinegar, so I put them both in the lime juice and WOW it really helped them out.

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If you want a different but very cool patina, cutting meat with a blade will give a cool blue/purple iridescent patina. Doesn't take very long, either, ten or fifteen minutes will do it.
 
rocketbomb said:
If you want a different but very cool patina, cutting meat with a blade will give a cool blue/purple iridescent patina. Doesn't take very long, either, ten or fifteen minutes will do it.
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Cool, that is a good idea. I like natural patinas a lot more than forced one.
 
Mustard is fun. Try the spicy brown stuff, too. If you don't like the results, steel wool and a little elbow grease will take it off.

Meat, lemons, vinegar... almost anything you can think of that's somewhat acidic will work.
 
i have used mustard a lot on blades i put a couple drops along the blade and take my fingertip and tap it on the mustard drops until i have mustard coating the blade let it sit overnight fine steel wool repeat until desired finish
 
would the wood take a thinned black wash? I have used thinned black oil dye for leather on some 'not so fine' wood handles after stripping and got a much better finish look.

Well, better in the same sense a patina is better :D
 
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