Photos Patina thread

[ErikMB]

My GEC 35.

 

[ErikMB]

The patina that comes on mirror polished blades when breaking them in can be quite mesmerizing.

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What are you doing on those stainless blades to get that patina? It looks great!

 

[Will Power]

Why do you think they're stainless? English knives are generally carbon especially Lamb Foot ones.

 

[Will Power]

Just a blush

 

[Jacques Mi]

What are you doing on those stainless blades to get that patina? It looks great!

Thanks but this is not stainless but rather a high carbon blade.
For the patina, I just cut stuff, whatever really. In this case it was most likely different fruits for my daughters before we went outside.
The patina doesn't stay long like this but will turn black, blue and grey'ish.

 

[BladeCommander]

I sometimes find it difficult to keep 3 blades from rusting over time in the pocket. Even with stable patina. I guess I need to oil the blades more.

 

[mitch13]

I sometimes find it difficult to keep 3 blades from rusting over time in the pocket. Even with stable patina. I guess I need to oil the blades more.

That happens, easy to neglect the blades you are not using, you wipe off the 1 you are using & put it away. Open all the blades and make sure they are dry at rhe end of the day you should be right.

 

[RickHuf]

20 years on my ol' camp buddy here. Poor thing did have a bit of neglect & rust last year but cleaned up well for the photo. Nothing better for camp cooking. Green River Works pattern that they have been making since forever.

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[afishhunter]

It's gettin' there.
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[SoansoMcMasters]

My carbon steel knives very quickly develop patina along the spines of the blades that are closed. The sweat from my palm while using the knife patinas the spine and the back of the blade and any bolsters or shields also develop patina quickly.

My blades themselves only have patina near the spines but nothing of note as it tapers to the edge. I haven’t used them for cutting food stuffs, just EDC tasks and carving wood.

 

[Will Power]

Another Böker from me, this time a single-spring Canoe in Washboard Green. I had a Whittler in this but gave it away to a fine contributor from Germany who no longer posts. It's very grippy stuff and despite its rather mould like hue is a good knife for not worrying about verdigris (OK brass patina yuk!)

 

[Riz!]

Strawberries and raw steak make an awesome blue patina on 1095.

Hot vinegar leaves a nice gray patina.

And someone said it but buffing with 0000 steel wool after vinegar does really make it a nice even finish

 

[SteveC]

 

[Jdottinger]

 

[SteveC]

 

[mitch13]

I love how the blade of this Ray Kirk Oosti gets

 

[untytled]

 

[Johnnythefox]

I found these very interesting knives in a antique centre today.

The lady in charge was very posh but we got along like a house on fire (I am uncouth, working class ).


The secound one seems to be some kind of French/Russian alliance.

 

[ErikMB]

Like a house on fire?

What does that mean?

Sorry, dumb American, here.

 

[Just Tom.]

Like a house on fire?

What does that mean?

Sorry, dumb American, here.

My mother is English, but I’m pretty sure I have heard other Americans use that expression too. Maybe it is a regional thing here. Means to get along great, usually with someone you just met.