Sam1911
Moderator Emeritus
I tried my hand at some blade etching today.
I have two "Mk1" style blades left over from the last heat-treat batch I did myself. They're in W2, about 3/16" thick. I ground them to 600 grit and then buffed with white and then pink compound.
Used a 1:4 mix of Radio Shack ferric chloride and distilled water for the etch. Dipped, rubbed out with degreased 0000 steel wool, dipped, rubbed out, dipped, rubbed out. Then buffed again, then repeated the process.
After a final buffing, here they are!
This one has the quench line a little high for the best looks, I suppose, but it goes right through my logo which looks cool as all heck!
This one shows the quench line down in a more traditional location:
And this all means I have GOT to get back into heat treating my own stuff! This is just too much fun!
I have two "Mk1" style blades left over from the last heat-treat batch I did myself. They're in W2, about 3/16" thick. I ground them to 600 grit and then buffed with white and then pink compound.
Used a 1:4 mix of Radio Shack ferric chloride and distilled water for the etch. Dipped, rubbed out with degreased 0000 steel wool, dipped, rubbed out, dipped, rubbed out. Then buffed again, then repeated the process.
After a final buffing, here they are!
This one has the quench line a little high for the best looks, I suppose, but it goes right through my logo which looks cool as all heck!
This one shows the quench line down in a more traditional location:
And this all means I have GOT to get back into heat treating my own stuff! This is just too much fun!