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Hey all. Chef here, just started a restaurant of my own, and I have a Hatsukokoro Yorokobi as my main blade. It's a Gyuto, and it's copper damascus with SLD. Thing is gorgeous, and it's a GREAT ice breaker between me and my customers because they order from the kitchen window and see me using the blade constantly. I sharpened it two months ago, dropped the bevel from 36 degrees to 15 degrees, and it has been unnaturally sharp for this whole two months. Perfect blade.
So, naturally, I need to mess with it. I tried to force a patina. I dipped it in hot vinegar, no effect whatsoever. I tried mustard for like an hour, no effect whatsoever. Washed, dried, stashed away in it's sheath, been using for a week and then I realize there are black spots.
I've read that these are corrosion, and are relatively stable and won't hurt my blade. That's great! However, I've also read that they should clean right off in a couple minutes of scrubbing with baking soda... I scrubbed with baking soda mixed with oil, I scrubbed with polish, I scrubbed with compound, I scrubbed with salt... Not only did none of these methods remove the spots, there are more now.
What do I do, and how do I do it without harming this beautiful heriloom quality blade that I plan on passing to a grandkid someday?
So, naturally, I need to mess with it. I tried to force a patina. I dipped it in hot vinegar, no effect whatsoever. I tried mustard for like an hour, no effect whatsoever. Washed, dried, stashed away in it's sheath, been using for a week and then I realize there are black spots.
I've read that these are corrosion, and are relatively stable and won't hurt my blade. That's great! However, I've also read that they should clean right off in a couple minutes of scrubbing with baking soda... I scrubbed with baking soda mixed with oil, I scrubbed with polish, I scrubbed with compound, I scrubbed with salt... Not only did none of these methods remove the spots, there are more now.
What do I do, and how do I do it without harming this beautiful heriloom quality blade that I plan on passing to a grandkid someday?
