2020年7月27日 · At the low buy-in price for an Opinel, I'd think it'd be more worthwhile to just pick up a No. 07 in 'Carbone' steel, rather than going to all the lengths required to simulate a patina …

2010年10月15日 · When I say reasonable, I mean probably the best result possible on stainless steel, I don't think it's possible to get a patina like carbon steel acquires, bit it's darn close. The …

2011年8月18日 · The steel could be anything, so the fact that it took a patina at least shows it's barely stainless (if that). Even some well-known non-stainless steels can have a little bit of …

2008年2月23日 · This is my first post here and forgive me for asking questions right off the bat but was wondering if anyone knew what to use to give a stainless steel blade a blue patina. I …

2018年1月20日 · Carbon steels and tool steels will patina without much effort, but the elemental composition is very important. D2 doesn't patina quite as dramatically as 1095 does. The most …

2002年11月11日 · I often just stab an orange or cuttie tangerine and wait up to an hour for that variegated look. some like some. Then it is used for more natural patina. The most even grey …

1999年2月26日 · The stainless is something like 12C27 or 14C28N, which is heat treated to a softer 56-58 HRC, which should still make a good knife. Personally I enjoy carbon steel, and at …

2012年12月24日 · I have a question about A2 Steel. Specifically I have a couple Bark River Goloks in A2. I live 60-70 miles from the coast here in Texas. The humidity runs about 80% …

2011年11月24日 · Some 'non-stainless' steels, like D2, are very nearly there at ~11% or so, but not quite; it'll sometimes take a little bit of patina. Most true 'non-stainless' steels will be much, …

2003年11月15日 · I've started patina on carbon steel with mustard, ketchup, potato, grapefruit, 3 kinds of vinegar, both hot and cold, and combinations of the above. Haven't picked a favorite. …