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I have no SR77 blades but have established a heavy paitine on an O1 blade through everyday use. I don't consider it attractive or ugly...it's just there. On several kuks, I did the vinegar bath thing in order to confirm the blade had been differentially heat treated and see where the hardened part of the blade was.
so it makes different colors on hardened parts of the blade?

what is a patina?