MatthewVanitas
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Read about this on BladeForums, so decided to try it out on my El Baraka.
This one had two long soakings in 9% Acidity vinegar, then two 10hr coatings of French's Yellow Mustard. Then polished with a rag and re-oiled.
For reference, the white carbon-steel blade used to be almost as shiny as the nickel-plated grip. Now it's taken on a nice smokey patina. If you play with it right, you can get a full case-coloring effect, but I'm awfully lazy.
This one had two long soakings in 9% Acidity vinegar, then two 10hr coatings of French's Yellow Mustard. Then polished with a rag and re-oiled.
For reference, the white carbon-steel blade used to be almost as shiny as the nickel-plated grip. Now it's taken on a nice smokey patina. If you play with it right, you can get a full case-coloring effect, but I'm awfully lazy.