"wounded" RMD - patinated blade

[ikkyo]

here's a few quick shots of my RMD LE - "roughed up" with different juices, and simple kitchen jobs...love it.

 

[dman62]

Look's great!

 

[adrock1978]

Looks good. A lazer sharp and shiny convex edge would go nicely with it.

 

[knutelut]

Looks great, working up the balls to do something like this to mine.. What did you use?

 

[ikkyo]

adrock, I gave it to one of the most respectable-and most perfectionist maker in Hungary, to getting it reprofiled, and I wanted a convex edge, but he did "his" v grind, and I have to say, it IS laser sharp...

knutelut, I just wanted to go nuts, and "brake in" that nice satin "safe-queen" finish, an made some experiments...if I correctly remember I started with a strong pepper-sauce, left the blade coated for about half an hour, and then wiped off the remains- and some of the oxidation, after a few days I wrapped the blade into a canvas what I saturated with pure lemon juice...and I just forgot the blade for a day like that....man, all was really black, and the canvas pattern "burnt" into the metal...after I've just used it in the kitchen slicing onions, tomatoes and co...

 

[on_the_edge]

Good job on the patina!