Patinas. Are you a control freak square or a apathetic free spirit hippie?

[clich]

Just stripped my 14 and i sanded up to 400 and i got to thinking, do i force the patina or let one form naturally? So i ask the community, are you a control freak where you force the patina the way that you want it to form. Or, are you a free spirit and you would rather let your patinas form from use and naturally occur over time, not caring how they turn out?

 

[Flexxx]

I let them form on there own.

I used to give a shit, but the only knives I have left are all users.

the patina will wear off and form again

Once the coating wears off I will strip the blade and leave it.....

 

[broe]

I hap-hazardly force mine so it becomes somewhat natural. I force them so I don't have to wait. Sometimes I just leave them with the decarb on them from heat treat. Looks cool to some.

 

[NixKustoms]

I"m not a control freak, but I do like to put a forced patina on the blade. Nothing like what you do. After that I let it do what ever it wants to do.

You should see the black on my 14.

The pictures don't show it very well but it's a natural patina with a forced base patina.

 

[arcadiaknives]

I recently got my first Becker BK11 and dang it's freakin awesome playing with it. Forced patina is just another way to say "Hey Back Off! This Is MY F'n Becker". Forced patina is just a start to final patina which takes years to develope. Mine gets the new patina tomorrow. Then we get to take more pics of our knives.

 

[rokclmb]

When the time comes that I'm able to find some stripper, I might force a patina just for the initial protection, but then I'll let nature do the rest.

 

[rivertamer]

Addicted to hot sauce..... Control freak..... You can really paint your patina with Sriracha.. lol

 

[ocnLogan]

If I strip a blade (only partially done it on the BK2), then I force some kind of patina, generally because I want to not have to worry about it rusting as much in the period of time it would take to get a natural patina. Also... my BK2 is on pretty much an all wood diet, so not too much of a natural patina comes from that.

 

[GingivitisKahn]

Some of each (except for that display thing). First patina on the BK11 was one I forced, but the current one is ... organic.

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[Nsvens89]

My vote is for natural. I use my sod buster in CV for most of the little food prep in the kitchen like cutting up fruit and whatnot and I love the patina it had formed. It kind of evolves over time pretty fun and cool to watch. It is always a little darker in the summer because I'm always cutting up a good dozen limes for lime-aids while camping. Those are always a hit around the camp fire

 

[NixKustoms]

Steak give it a nice patina...... if you wanna go natural that is

 

[CCMI]

I voted control freak only because I force a patina, but I don't really obsess about the results. However it goes it goes.

 

[FAL'ER]

Most of mine have the coating and that's cool cause I like the worn coating look.
Like this one,


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and this one.


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But if I strip a blade nowdays I don't force patina's anymore.


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[SoldMyHat]

I ain't no dang ol hippy type but my style is let it do what it do.

Well that is until I get bored and have a free weekend and then who knows what. Haha

 

[ThePointyEnd]

I like to keep the coatings until they are "giving up the ghost" anyway, and then strip/patina. I force a patina mainly for protection, and I like to take care of this before heading out.

 

[Skystorm]

I don't really obsess over it unless it really comes out fugly, or I'm experimenting with something.

 

[pbonanza]

Use it in the kitchen for a few days, I did and it went a beautiful blue&purpley colour

 

[RUNIT]

Im not too big on forced patinas. I tried one one and is just did not look right. I have not seen anything to make me want to try it again. Just cut some stuff and don't whipe it off right away and let it happen. Just go with it man. Peace.

 

[357survival]

Let the patinas come naturally. Then when you look at it, it will be like an old war hero telling stories about his scars.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Both. I have done forced and natural. Like them both. Some times I like to do mustard patters where I leave the mustard on overnight. Gives a very very deep etch, that even when polished off, looks like patterns in the steel.