Mora Patina Fantastico!

[markquimby82]

Press 5 for boobies.... I know, I'm sophomoric.

[M3iscool]

I used mustard to patina mine. I made a sort of tiger stripe pattern. In the stripes there's a blue and redish tint to it in certain light, so basically the blade changes color when its in the shade or it's dusk/night time, where there isn't much light. During the day, or in direct light it's just a regular grey pattern. After I washed it off, it still smelled funny.

[ArtisanTony]

@M3iscool That sounds cool!

[edwdixon5]

Wow, that's the best home-brewed patina I've seen. I have a feeling if I try it it'll look like a cat walked through some seagull plops. NIce job.

[ArtisanTony]

@edwdixon5 haha, thanks!

[stonenstrop]

Patina: I lked the results from the orange. Placing the knife up to the handle/scale in a glass of vinegar over night gives a quite uniform patina treatment. Works espectially well on carbon steel. Next apply some good gun oil. stonenstrop

[ArtisanTony]

@stonenstrop Thanks for watching!

[Hissatsu5]

Patina is a type of rust

[ArtisanTony]

@Hissatsu5 Yes, isn't it cool!

[poormanprepper]

it stains the blade. its the easy way of getting color on a carbon knife without buying a five dollar bottle of cold blue.

[WolfWoodWorks]

like some people have mention, there are foods that will cause a patina, lemons, limes, apples, oranges, mustard, even white white vinegar.

[SailfishSoundSystem]

I did mine with lime juice. It was by accident, but it still looks cool.

[ArtisanTony]

@SailfishSoundSystem haha, I like the way they look afterward.

[SailfishSoundSystem]

@ArtisanTony You can use mustard as well. It allows you do do more precise designs.

[firedog2k11]

Wrap your blade in a towel soaked in white vinigar

[justyoustupid]

every time the knife hit the plate i died a little inside 

[ArtisanTony]

@justyoustupid haha, I like the Fiesta wear too :)

[justyoustupid]

@ArtisanTony Good thing those suckers sharpen up nice and easy then huh?

[nitrojunkie11]

@justyoustupid lol its worse then fingernails on a chalk board!!!!

[ArtisanTony]

@nitrojunkie11 lol

[nitrojunkie11]

@ArtisanTony I do like the finish it gave really neat

[guldahlrahmi]

Just dip the blade in a glass of green apple juice, it produces a perfect patina, leave it over night, the blade will turn nearly black, awesome look.

[ArtisanTony]

@guldahlrahmi Sounds like a good idea! I like oranges though :)

[knifecraiz]

i think this was really cool, do u think it would work with any metal, and also how long must it stay in the oranges for?

[ArtisanTony]

@knifecraiz I let it stay in the orange fr about 30 minutes. The longer you leave it the more effect you will get. Thanks!

[themegajosh09]

@knifecraiz as long as it has a fair amount of carbon

[SianReynolds]

You get a much more even gray finish if you wipe down the blade with rubbing alcohol first. That takes off ALL the oils, even oils from your fingers.

[ArtisanTony]

@SianReynolds That sounds smart but I like the uneven finish. Thanks!

[lostcoz99]

does this hurt the blade at all or make it hard to sharpen or anything?

[ArtisanTony]

@lostcoz99 No, the blade holds a pretty good edge and I think it looks cool! :)

[LotusKnives]

Leemons?

[treeboy113]

did this work? doesnt steel need exygen to form other wise you will get a patina but it wont stick to the knife it can be rubed off

[ArtisanTony]

@treeboy113 Yes it worked!  Did you watch the whole video? I show results at the end.

[treeboy113]

@ArtisanTony nope, glad to hear it did though i might try this way

[Killahofosho]

tarnishing, oxidizing, weathering, or rusting. take your pick it's all the same thing. still it does look cool.

[ArtisanTony]

@Killahofosho exactly :) thanks!

[miner45]

i tryed it to lol on this old bayinnet i had i sanded it and sharpend it and it did work but it rubed off ? i did not no if that was part of it it wont lost for ever.. but it did look cool but yaa then i took car wax to it and put a shine on it lol

[ArtisanTony]

@miner45 That is what I was thinking that I could always buff the finish back! Thanks!

[usframe]

hmm, like acid etching, which very well may be what is actually occuring. lol, hey Tony, if they shipped it as such, we would be wanting our money back! I do very much like the look, and really adds character. So, does the citrus fruit get eaten or not?

[ArtisanTony]

@usframe lol, I know but it is still fun :) We fed the fruit to the birds who have had their food snowed over for a couple of weeks. Thanks!

[EDINBURGSTAR]

That patina turned out great Tony.

[ArtisanTony]

@EDINBURGSTAR Thanks Joe! 

[RDPproject]

I also like how the patina is half way along the handle pommel.

Nice one mate.

Rob.

[ArtisanTony]

@RDPproject I tried to push it through so it would get all of it but the oranges were not big enough.  I am going to try lemons next :) Thanks!

[DEFkon001]

My kid friendly description of a patina: It's a cool looking stain. :)

[ArtisanTony]

@DEFkon001 haha, I like that!

[bobiscool308]

can you do a video on the same thing but with lemons

[ArtisanTony]

@bobiscool308 Yes, I will do that tomorrow! Thanks!

[bobiscool308]

@ArtisanTony awesome man thank for doing that

[bobiscool308]

lmao. what did your wife say

[ArtisanTony]

@bobiscool308 lol, she was like, whatever honey :)

[bobiscool308]

@ArtisanTony haha

[marvintheboon]

Tony, your friend might have had a high carbon blade like the Mora 2000, but the Sandvik stainless wont react with the citrus, its made that way for food prep. Hence the name stainless.

I know Sandvik, or Mora use different steels in their different Mora blades.

[ArtisanTony]

@marvintheboon My Mora says carbon steel not stainless? It has already gone more patina than what I show in the video :)

[marvintheboon]

@ArtisanTony I was going topick up a Mora Clipper, they seem to have a whole variety of Scandi blade materials and styles. I like them. 

[ArtisanTony]

@marvintheboon I'll check them out! Thanks marvin :)

[cutlerylover]

a patina is sort of like rust but not in a bad way its a permanent rust bonding to the metal surface once a knife has a full patina it seals the steel pores in so it prevents further rusting in the future, its something that you cant avoid with carbon steel blades so some guys force a patina ahead of time so they can make it look nice...I have a video on this too...most acidic things can do this, mustard, citrus, ect...you cna repeat the process to get it more even or darker...

[ArtisanTony]

@cutlerylover Thanks Jeff! I was thinking about lemons next :) I drew a blank when Alex ask me about the patina :)

[ArtisanTony]

@cutlerylover I just watched your video and that worked well. I linked to it in the description!