Larry Pyne 40 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I've been fighting with this knife for several days. As the title says, this is my first attempt at a chef knife with a hidden tang. The boster is the back end of a 20mm round. The handle is a piece of maple a friend gave me. I burnt it with a torch and finished it with some linseed oil. I tried to be fancy and tape off the edge and patina the spine black. I tried the mustard hamon first but it was very light. I think I need to leave it longer than an hour or try a lighter coat. I didnt like it so I sanded it off. I will try it again later. All in all I think it turned out OK. I'll keep trying new things and hopefully get better as I keep at it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,094 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 That shows quite a bit of improvement! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 211 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Larry Pyne said: . I tried to be fancy and tape off the edge and patina the spine black. I tried the mustard hamon first but it was very light. I think I need to leave it longer than an hour or try a lighter coat. I didnt like it so I sanded it off. I will try it again later. I'm a bit confused...the last picture looks AWESOME!!! (and those who know me well know I don't like or use superlatives very much) Is this the later try? If not, IMO you should leave it as is.... Edited December 17, 2020 by billyO 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pyne 40 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thanks guys! The last picture is as it sits right now. I'm done messing with it and I'm moving on to the next knife. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 211 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Care to share what you did for the final product??? How long did you leave the mustard on? Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pyne 40 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 I let the dabbed mustard sit for @50 minutes. It wasn't too dark so I sanded it off and did the black patina. I taped the blade and just used an exacto knife to cut the design. I'm not a huge fan of the final product but I'm done fighting with this knife and I'm moving on. I don't think that I will try partial patinas again. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,639 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 But what is the black stuff? Cold blue? Paint? Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 211 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Larry Pyne said: It wasn't too dark so I sanded it off and did the black patina. Alan already asked this, but I'm curious, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pyne 40 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Its some black patina I bought from Amazon a while back. It mixes 9 to 1 with water and starts working immediately. I let blades sit for 5 minutes. I taped this knife and cut out the design before the patina. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,639 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Interesting, thanks! I've not heard of that particular stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,661 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I bet it's very similar to Caswell's black Link to post Share on other sites
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