Photos Patina thread

DelOro DelOro It’s a bought salad at a traditional Italian restaurant. I had to mention where the patina came from, because it was so good and extremely fresh - farm to table.

It’s an excellent day in Georgia.
 
Here's my little contribution to the Patina thread. The ebony TC is mostly natural patina albeit with some intentional lingering of mustard after brauts on the 4th. It did sport a vinegar patina briefly that was cleaned off and started anew. The BF TC was forced but then put to use and has started to earn its own patina. The modified 66 was forced last night with several rounds of really hot vinegar baths and slightly evened out with silver polish. I really like the darker gray, more evened look of it though.
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JITDC said:
Here's my little contribution to the Patina thread. The ebony TC is mostly natural patina albeit with some intentional lingering of mustard after brauts on the 4th. It did sport a vinegar patina briefly that was cleaned off and started anew. The BF TC was forced but then put to use and has started to earn its own patina. The modified 66 was forced last night with several rounds of really hot vinegar baths and slightly evened out with silver polish. I really like the darker gray, more evened look of it though.
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All beautiful. The 66 grabbed my full attention. The patina is great. Kept looking for the other blades..then I thought to actually read the post.

Both blades removed? Fillers? Would love to have more pics and info..very interested in this modification.

Any insight would be most appreciated. Looks great.

Apologies if I've missed a previous post about this..
 
Thanks Icky Thump Icky Thump ! The 66 was modified by our very own @Jfowl31, Jordan did a great job with it! It makes for a very thin, pinchable, nice looking looking knife. Both the spey and sheepsfoot were removed. Because the clip is slightly bent at the tang I believe to make room for the other two blades, it does not ride totally centered. It doesn't rub the liner at all and does not affect its functionality in the slightest. Great little modification. I cleaned the blade with soap and water then used enough distilled white vinegar in a cup to cover the blade, heated in the vinegar in microwave for about a minute then three one minute baths until it was nearly black each time. Rinsed between each bath in cold water, polished at first with a paper towel to even out the patina then an easy once over with silver polish.

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JITDC said:
Thanks Icky Thump Icky Thump ! The 66 was modified by our very own @Jfowl31, Jordan did a great job with it! It makes for a very thin, pinchable, nice looking looking knife. Both the spey and sheepsfoot were removed. Because the clip is slightly bent at the tang I believe to make room for the other two blades, it does not ride totally centered. It doesn't rub the liner at all and does not affect its functionality in the slightest. Great little modification. I cleaned the blade with soap and water then used enough distilled white vinegar in a cup to cover the blade, heated in the vinegar in microwave for about a minute then three one minute baths until it was nearly black each time. Rinsed between each bath in cold water, polished at first with a paper towel to even out the patina then an easy once over with silver polish.

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Thanks for the info and the pics! Yea, that's a great mod. I love the pattern, probably excels as a single blade for comfort and carry..I know I would carry mine more..

I'll be looking into this.

Thank you again! :thumbsup:
 
5K Qs said:
GE Jr GE Jr , I certainly like the style of patina you're getting on your knives - quite dark, uniform gray. :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
The first 2 knives above (Texas Jack and stag Churchill (?)) are outstanding!

- GT
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Thank you for the very kind words, GT! :)

I would guess that what I'm doing to get any patina would seem counter-productive to some. After a few sessions of slicing limes, strawberries, apples or whatever seasonal fruit pops up, I find that I don't really care too much for the blotchy, unevenness that sometimes remains. So I go over to the sink, make a few passes with a steel wool scrubbing pad (SOS), and rinse & dry. That does take quite a bit of the tarnish off, but after a few times it does seem to get a patina that's kinda even-ish.

With the Texas Jack and the Churchill, I'm guessing that less gets scrubbed away due to the polish on the blades. The satin-finished blades might tend to give up more of the patina on those micro high-spots while being scrubbed. I think. :D
 
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