OH_Spartan
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I recently bought a brand new opniel carbon with the intent of blueing the blade in a specific pattern. I will then give it to a friend as a gift. I practiced on my old opniel and the blade took the blue very well. I tried to blue my friends gift tonight and can't get it to take a stain at all.
I have rubbed it with 400 grit paper, 03 and 000 steel wool and even ran it on my bisal wheel. It still won't take the blue. Before each attempt I wash with water then isopropyl then paper towel dry.
Does opniel have some kind of treatment in their blade that keeps it from staining? I know this sound like blade abuse, but how do I get it off?!
Ps...Choosing an opniel and choosing to blue it are probably only meaningful to my friend and I. an opniel would be more meaningful to him than a better knife and a stained blade better than a pristine blade.
I have rubbed it with 400 grit paper, 03 and 000 steel wool and even ran it on my bisal wheel. It still won't take the blue. Before each attempt I wash with water then isopropyl then paper towel dry.
Does opniel have some kind of treatment in their blade that keeps it from staining? I know this sound like blade abuse, but how do I get it off?!
Ps...Choosing an opniel and choosing to blue it are probably only meaningful to my friend and I. an opniel would be more meaningful to him than a better knife and a stained blade better than a pristine blade.