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Tang patina

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So, I was wondering what you guys do on your carbon steel knives on the tang as far as patina goes. Do you force it?

It obviously isn't the part you cut an apple with but your hand will patina it eventually, maybe with some fingerprint marks. Not as nice looking as apple cutting.

I usually just oil it a bit as normal and let the patina come on it's own, spotty and grungy looking, but maybe some of you have a better approach to this?
 
I just let mine grow naturally. Eventually, all of the exposed metal has a nice patina.
 
Ever so slightly off topic, but once I soaked a knife in vinegar to put on the patina. The vinegar ate away all the glue holding the scales on. :( I have another knife now that I'd like an even patina on blade and tang, but I'm afraid to expose scales to the vinegar... Any tips?
 
Mustard caked onto the blade and left overnight gives a really neato patina. Do little swirls. Repeat next night. Really neato effect.
 
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