Which metal for patina?

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Bob N

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Which blades do I want for patina, CV or SS? I'm pretty sure it will be CV, but I want to be extra sure.

Thanks for your help!
 
Welcome aboard Bob! Sounds like your more interested in Case. If you get the CV mentioned and use it quite a bit it will start looking something like this...
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Have played with the patina on this CV swayback, tried many methods before deciding I like the colors made by Blue Wonder. That said, after carrying this knife for 6 months am ready to put it away, carbon steel (even D2) rusts in my pocket, imparts a metal taste on food, and the stropped area rusts in minutes if not wiped and dried. Am going back to stainless.

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Thanks Peter, that is a great looking knife and the patina on that blade is exactly what I am after.
 
Hi Chief, nice swayback and you did a good job on forcing the patina. Rust can be problematic from time to time from what I am reading. I do not use my pocket knives for food purposes, so the taste of carbon should not be an issue in my case.
 
Well... patina is rust, but another one than redbrown one ;) The grey/black one is protecting the blade somehow and usually doesn´t do any pitting to the blade itself. The redbrown rust is more dangerous for the blade.

If you use your knife for food prep, especially fruits or vegetables the acids in the food may cause nicely grey/black patina. I usually don´t use any oil on my blades and never hat problems with rust. The grey/black patina will protect it.

Here´s a nicely developed patina on my #66 Serpentine Jack

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Choosing a knife steel based on a potential patina?
That's a different approach. :)
Denis
 
I've managed to unintentionally stain the blades on my SS case stockman when dealing w/ various acids. Last time was a few months ago using FC to etch my #23. I've been curious how a SS knife would look w/ a quick acid wipe ever since.
 
I have cv, 1095, D2, A2, and M4 blades. They all will patina. But the blades that patina the quickest, and with the more interesting patterns are the CV blades. At least that's been my experience.
 
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