Geko 14 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 made this two kiridashi´s for the shop of a friend. they are made from sawblade steel. etched his logo on them with a 12V batterie charger. did this for the first time and i´m very happy with the result. found a pretty fast and easy way to transfer laserprinted logos to steel for etching. have a nice day, geko Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter-Paul Derks 210 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Those are very clean kiridashi (kiridashi's?) The etched loo came out very clean. I like the leather handles too, may I ask how they are attached? Link to post Share on other sites
andrew zimba 1 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 etched his logo on them with a 12V batterie charger. did this for the first time and i´m very happy with the result. found a pretty fast and easy way to transfer laserprinted logos to steel for etching. Could you share details on your etching method? Link to post Share on other sites
M. Cochran 4 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Could you share details on your etching method? That has been discussed several times. A quick search on here or on Google will find you something. Link to post Share on other sites
andrew zimba 1 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Finding something isn't the problem. "Etching" yields way too much info is the problem! Is there an additional search term I could use to narrow it down? Does this type of etching have a name? Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,745 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Look down in the Fit and Finish forum. These's a pinned topic about salt water etching, which is what Geko used. Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Very neat! Link to post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 13 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Love the kiridashi!!I wrote the etching tutorial (thanks for pointing him to it Alan!), but I'd be curious how the images were transferred from being laser printed, to being etchable though . Link to post Share on other sites
andrew zimba 1 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Look down in the Fit and Finish forum. These's a pinned topic about salt water etching, which is what Geko used. Got it - http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17602 Thanks for pointing it out Alan, and thank you Cris for writing it up! Link to post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 13 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Got it - http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17602 Thanks for pointing it out Alan, and thank you Cris for writing it up! Thanks for appreciating it!! That's the entire reason I wrote it . Link to post Share on other sites
Geko 14 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) hey guys, i made a little video about it for you . its really no big deal. and you can transfer nearly everything with it that you can print on paper. 1.to transfer a logo to a knifeblade you need a laser printer!inkjet dont work for this!and not every paper works. try different typ of paper.best results for me was with very thin and shiny paper from this book.2.just place the logo on the blade and use some aceton with good pressure. watch out to dont let the paper move. (it has to be as wet as possible) than just let it dry for a minute.3.remove the paper very carefully with clear water. all parts of the logo have to be clean and free from paper.4.cover the parts of the blade that you dont wont to etch with some tape.5. etch with saltwater. (search on youtube for videos about it, there are enough)6.clean up with aceton. maybe i should post this in the "fit and finish" too? have a nice day, geko Edited July 7, 2015 by Geko Link to post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 13 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 maybe i should post this in the "fit and finish" too? have a nice day, geko I'd love to see it attached to my post! This is the biggest deterrent for people in regards to salt water etching. Even if you just tagged it at the end it would be incredibly helpful. Brilliant, and thanks for sharing!! Link to post Share on other sites
andrew zimba 1 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 That is just slick! Thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,745 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 YES! Add it to Wes's pinned topic, please! Link to post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 13 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 YES! Add it to Wes's pinned topic, please! If you meant my topic Alan, I just took care of it . I also backlinked to this post as well, and gave credit for the information to Geko.Thanks again to him for sharing!! Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Cauble 84 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Nice Kiridashi! I too made a few recently. What is the angle of your bevel? Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 281 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 A very clean crisp job on the blades and I love the leather wrap. Doug Link to post Share on other sites
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