What to do after I strip it ?

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Foreman2000

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I am going to remove the finish on my bk9 and bk2.
What do I need to do after I remove it. I did a forced patina
once on my CS trail hawk it didn't come out so well.
 
You could experiment with different ways of forcing a patina, maybe you will find one you like. Or don't do anything. Just take care of the steel with occasional lube and don't put it away wet. It will be fine.
 
Keep a little flitz or some kind of polishing compound(or just steel wool) if you plan on just keeping it plain and oiled. I've heard fantastic things about tufcloth as well.
 
It just did not turn out like all the pics I have seen of other hawks. I tried the mustard method with poor results.
 
In your post you say what do I have to do to it. I just want to mention again that you do not HAVE to do anything. You can keep it shiny and polished or you can just let it develop a patina on its own with use. If you want to you can force a patina.

There are other things you can use, raw meat, vinegar, hot sauce, lemon or lime juice or a mad scientist combination of whatever you have at hand. If you don't like it you can sand it off.

Here are some other threads discussing forcing a patina.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/681473-Blade-patina

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/search.php?searchid=4506419
 
If I was you, I would just let it develop a patina with use or keep it smooth. I myself never liked the look of those 'food' patinas. But I did try vinegar (filled a coffee mug with vinegar and sat it overnight), and I really like my opinel now(especially after I sanded, stained, and soaked in mineral oil for a day). It gave my opinel a nice gray patina, pretty light, although it looked almost black at first. But with some rubbing, that top layer comes off and you are left with a nice grey patina! To speed up results, you can heat up the patinaing fluid(is that even a word? lol)

Here's a picture of my opinel i just took
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I didn't force a patina on my Becker's yet---- just lightly oiled them. I like how they look.
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you don't even need to really force a patina on it, just let one build up naturally if you want.

I've used vinegar-soaked paper towels wrapped on the blades, mustard, coffee, lemon juice, etc. to force patinas, all with varying levels of success. I prefer to just let mine patina naturally, it's almost a bit of a story of the knife's life as it darkens and shades. just my 2 cents
 
Not putting a patina on....just leaving the metal the way it looks after stripping is the new black.

I just watched a E2E video where ZT (at 2013 shot show) was bragging about how they are offering a knife in the new "stone washed" look.

Don't be fooled.....they didn't do anything special to it....but they will charge you like they did.....


check it

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