Patina on my Mora

[pastormarty]

I did the hot vinegar patina on my Mora this weekend. It looks cool, but is darker on some parts of the blade than others. Is there a way to get it uniformly dark (the darker the better) or is it just going to look different as you move across the blade?

 

[McGrain]

Sand and polish your blade to your liking.
Put vinegar in a tall cup, put the whole blade into the cup (minus handle), wait.
Take it out. Perfectly even patina

 

[CWL]

If you are going to force a patina on your knives with household items, you can't expect uniform results. It may also have been that the knife wasn't completely clean when you dunked it.

If you want a uniform dark patina on your carbon blades, you can cold blue it (Birchwood Casey or Brownells), as that will give it a dark gray to black coat. You can then buff it a bit with 000 or 0000 steel wool to bring the darkness level down a bit.

My suggestion is to just go and use that knife so develops a natural patina.

 

[hatchetjack]

Use it in the kitchen for awhile.