Aside from Brass blacking, I haven't experimented much with these different techniques, but it interests me. I'm going to have to try something just for the heck of it.

Vance, I like the way the Tabasco left the darker pattern on the blade, almost looks like some of those cool Camo blades. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I had a friend who used to boil carbon steel blades in bleach to make them look old and pitted. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />