Patina on an Enzo D2

[rodogg]

I want to put a patina on this knife: https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_oscommerce&osMod=product_info&cPath=119_112&products_id=794

The desired result is something like this: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/953312-Pinstriped-bushcrafter-SOLD

Help appreciated!

 

[Ken44]

D2 is as close to a stainless as you can get. It won't take a patina very well. I've seen it done, but most did not look good at all.
Most higher carbon blades take a great patina, but I would never want to patina D2. But if you want to go ahead and try a vinegar bath for the blade is how the ones I saw did it. Took a few hours.

If I were you I wouldn't do it, or I would at least wait and hear from someone that has done a D2 blade that came out good.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

It's been done. I'd initially forgotten about it, but here's a thread on one particular D2-bladed knife that was done quite well, with just vinegar & mustard:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nd-mustard-in-my-fridge?highlight=+d2++patina

 

[rodogg]

Thanks guys, so how exactly was the patina on that benchmade achieved? Was the mustard and vinegar mix just applied to the whole knife and the result was that pattern, or was it just applied to the dark areas?

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Thanks guys, so how exactly was the patina on that benchmade achieved? Was the mustard and vinegar mix just applied to the whole knife and the result was that pattern, or was it just applied to the dark areas?

The OP in the above-linked thread sort of touched on some of the details there. Something about using a crumpled paper towel wrapped around the blade, presumably moistened with the vinegar/mustard. I was going to suggest replying to that thread, in hopes of getting more details out of him. But, I've just noticed his member status is 'Banned'. You might search back through some of his posts, to see if he discussed this one in another sub-forum here. At any rate, you're not going to harm your blade by just trying some of the vinegar & mustard on a small portion of the blade. If you don't like how it looks, the patina can be polished out with some Simichrome/Flitz, and start over. The only thing I can suggest is, don't leave the vinegar on the blade too long, as it's acidic. Given enough time, it could corrode the steel (rust).

I seem to think I saw some other thread about somebody putting a patina on another D2 blade. Not sure though. If I can track that one down again, I'll link it here.