"Smoke wash" finish

[running bird]

Dose anyone know how to get a smoke wash finish on a knife? should I add coal when stone washing?

 

[benchwarmer380]

I am pretty sure for Kershaw's "black wash" finish, they stone wash a coated blade. Is that similar to smoke wash?

It would be interested to know if adding different stones or material (like coal) would yield different outcomes.

 

[Comeuppance]

I think it's not nearly as literal a term as you might think it is. I imagine it's just a black oxide coating with a light stonewash - which is generally tumbling with a ceramic media.

 

[running bird]

I will experiment with both using coal and stone washing a black finish and see wich works out the best I guess

Thanks for the responses!

 

[DAVE_M]

I think it's not nearly as literal a term as you might think it is. I imagine it's just a black oxide coating with a light stonewash - which is generally tumbling with a ceramic media.

+1

It appears as if they material (steel or titanium) was satin finished, black oxide coated, and then tumbled.