What the Heck is this? Patina? Finish on 1095 Tops Tom Brown Tracker

[hawker1009]

I recently saw this picture of A tom brown tracker with a cool looking finish. Does anyone know what it is and or how would one go about putting a finish like this on a blade? Thanks in advance

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[Franccesco-Freire]

Looks Like a Tom Brown Tracker With a Stripped Finish, Then Patina, Looks Fairly Dark, Perhaps an Acid Etch Patina
You Would;
Strip The Paint With Paint Stripper, (This Does Not Damage The Blade, Or Edge)
Then...



Use It ALot,
Or Give It A Quick Vinegar Bath,

 

[Franccesco-Freire]

This Is a Mora of Sweden With A Mustard Patina, (Sorry If The Image Messes Up, Im New at Posting)

 

[hawker1009]

Thank You very Much. How would you get the lines in the blade? They look like they are etched in the blade?

 

[hawker1009]

That is beautiful !! How difficult is it to make a mustard patina? And does it last on the blade with rigorous use?

 

[Franccesco-Freire]

I Have Made Many Patinas, The Trick Is To Have a Base Patina, So Everything Else Darkens More,
Wipe The blade With Vinegar in A Paper Towel,
Then Make THIN Lines for DARK Lines
and THICK for LIGHT Lines, The Less Oxygen That Contacts The Steel, The Less Dark It Is.
It Holds Up Very Well, The Bevel Patina is Gone Now Due To Stropping Thogh

Its Relatively Easy


I Have a Very Crude Video I Made A While Back, This is That Knife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhf64F-XviY&list=UUwNrAaheydbWlPNlJ6-S5ow

Sorry For The Crudeness Again

 

[Franccesco-Freire]

Here is a McCurdy Nepalese Kukri

It Was Cleaned With Vinegar, Then Splattered With Yellow Mustard