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|  patina question.
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10/27/07 08:27 AM |  
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dinJoined:  Sep 2007 Posts: 2,438  OP Banned |  
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has anyone played around with putting a patina on SR-77?  I'm thinking I'd like to try it on one of the DMLEs when they show up. |  |  |  
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: din]
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10/27/07 12:31 PM |  
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IronballsJoined:  Dec 2006 Posts: 609   Scrapper |  
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Not yet, but I would love to see what a vinegar bath will do... or maybe some cold blue over night... 
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: Ironballs]
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10/27/07 12:53 PM |  
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dinJoined:  Sep 2007 Posts: 2,438  OP Banned |  
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wellllllll...if nobody answers before mine arrive, we'll see what mustard and balsamic vinegar do. |  |  |  
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: din]
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10/27/07 12:58 PM |  
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dinJoined:  Sep 2007 Posts: 2,438  OP Banned |  
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also hard boiled eggs, potatoes, dill, and mayo. |  |  |  
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: din]
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10/27/07 01:08 PM |  
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eatingmuchfaceJoined:  Sep 2007 Posts: 2,869   Junk Yard Dog |  
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whats a patina? something to test the corrosion resistance. 
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: din]
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10/27/07 01:11 PM |  
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DomJoined:  Nov 2006 Posts: 1,423   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Well , this is my first attempt at a patina on my RD4. I used mustard and vinegar and applied it several different times to try to get a layered look. I don't really like it but it's my first try and you gotta start somewhere.  Be kind now, here we go. My pictures aren't very good but it's all I can do at the moment. ![[Linked Image from i3.photobucket.com]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Achilleastzoras/IMG_2411Medium.jpg)  ![[Linked Image from i3.photobucket.com]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Achilleastzoras/IMG_2403Medium.jpg) 
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: Dom]
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10/27/07 01:32 PM |  
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dinJoined:  Sep 2007 Posts: 2,438  OP Banned |  
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dom, I really do like it on the left side of the blade.  looks really cool.  and, um, there's also a patina on the right side, too!  <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />I know it works well on 1095, I'm just wondering how it'll be on SR-77.  I know absolutely nothing about steel characteristics, so there's about a 100% chance I'll totally bork my blade.  but since it's in the name of science I have no choice!!!
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: din]
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10/27/07 01:39 PM |  
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WillieboyJoined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 848   Scrapper |  
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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. 
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Old guys just know stuff!
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Old guys just have old stuff!
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|  Re: patina question.
[Re: Dom]
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10/27/07 01:43 PM |  
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J33psr0ckJoined:  Mar 2007 Posts: 7,861   Junk Yard Dog |  
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I think it's pretty cool looking.  Good job. 
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[Re: J33psr0ck]
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10/27/07 01:47 PM |  
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DomJoined:  Nov 2006 Posts: 1,423   Junk Yard Dog |  
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I like the right side (top pic) better than the left side it gives the knife an old look. The left side.. well it kinda just looks like you squirted mustard on it. 
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[Re: Willieboy]
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10/27/07 05:16 PM |  
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eatingmuchfaceJoined:  Sep 2007 Posts: 2,869   Junk Yard Dog |  
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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? |  |  |  
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[Re: eatingmuchface]
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10/27/07 06:55 PM |  
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rooikatJoined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 2,957   Junk Yard Dog |  
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It did turn out pretty well. |  |  |  
 
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