![]() ![]() Lift up the paper towel, and if the paper towel pattern on the blade is as dark as you want it, you’re done and you can remove the paper towel. The paper should be brown and still damp. Come back and check on the blade after 45 minutes. ![]() You’ll want to use enough so that all of the paper towel that’s covering th blade is wet.Ĥ. Pour some vinegar on the paper towel that’s on top of the blade. For this paper towel patina, Parker said vinegar works best.įirst, lay the blade down flat on a paper towel and place another paper towel on top of the blade. There are several options you can choose from to create a patina including mustard, ketchup, Tobasco sauce, white vinegar, and lemon juice. Windex and Clorox work well to wipe down the blade.ģ. You’ll want to dissemble the knife so the blade will be laying flat and will be easier to work on.Ģ. Don’t dissemble, patina, or modify your knife if you’re planning on returning it.ġ. ***Remember: dissembling and/or customizing your knife will void any warranty that is applicable to your knife. High carbon will rust if it is not cared for properly, so if you patina a blade, you can force a design of your preference onto the blade before nature does. Parker said you will want to choose a high carbon steel like 1095, or anything from the 10 series, because the blade stains easily. When you’re doing a patina, the type of steel in your knife makes a huge difference. You don’t want to pay $200 for a knife and then do all kinds of stuff to it-unless of course you’ve got tons of money to burn, in which case, go crazy. This Svord Peasant knife sells for around $15 which is kind of important to note. Originally, Parker’s knife looked like this: If there is a different modification that you’d like to see, leave a comment and I’ll try to cover it in another post, but be sure to check back next Friday for a look at acid etching. From what I hear, a lot of people at Blade HQ are into knife mods, but today we’re going to take a look at one of Parker’s knives (pictured above) and talk about the process he went through to get his knife to look so awesome.ĭifferent styles and finishes obviously appeal to different people. Well, there’s a guy here named Parker who works a lot with the products, and he has at least eight knives that he’s made modifications to alone, not to mention his other knives. I don’t know the average number of knives each person owns, but I was told by someone who owns eight knives that eight “is not that many.” I’m still pretty new to the knife world, but the same is far from true about others here at Blade HQ. This is the first in a series of posts about knife modifications you can do yourself, A.K.A. ![]()
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