HOW To acid etch and stone wash stainless steel!
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2025
- Here’s my process for acid etching and stone washing stainless steel blades!
This process works on magnacut
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How do you protect the tang from getting messed up when you attach and shape the handle?
Using gulf wax and other waxes do the job keeping the rust away when it's in the kydex sheath. I heat up the blade with a heat gun then massage that wax into the metal.
Great demonstration with explanations. Shop looks great - bright and airy!!!!
Awesome thank you for watching!!!
I didn’t think ferric would work on stainless.Thanks i learned something today.
Great video and explanation of the steps, thank you!
Thank you
Thanks for putting this out. I’ve been messing around with the acid finish on stainless and haven’t gotten it right yet. Gonna try this out asap!
Awesome hopefully it helps!
glad I stumbled across this video. Been trying to figure how to etch magnacut for a min at the shop. never thought to leave it in for an hour. Had had issues with heat spots due to the heat treat and hot spot from the flat grinder. Going to give this a try later on in the week
Thanks for watching!
Loving the new shop Matt!
It’s so nice to work in! Thank you!
You're the man Matt! I have had success on stainless in the past, but had one go very poorly last week, time to look at changing my process a little.
Hopefully the video helps!!
Great video, always learn lots watching your channel
Great to hear thank you!!!
Love to see you and tyrell knifeworks releasing the exact same video. Makes it super easy to compare and contrast methods, as well as single out parts that apply to my process
Is his process similar to mine?
@gentrycustomknives8008 exactly the same except he coats the blades in mineral oil after cleaning the acid off. The mineral oil helps the dark oxides stay on the knife. Tyrrell seems to get a bit darker finish but he also has some issues with consistent tone across the surface
Thank you so much for your instructions.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks , Your shop looks awesome
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Thanks for the input Brother 🤘love the new shop!
Thank you for watching!
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Awesome thank you for watching!!
Thank you for that. Good to see that process. I’m hoping to do that today!
Thank you!
another excellent video. keep up the good work!
Thank you!!!
If you want it darker i sand blast mine before etch and after etch neutralize is then coat in oil and let it sit a couple hours for the carbides to set. Then tumble. You get a darker finish when its sand blasted
I need to get a blasting setup! Mind sharing what you use?
@@gentrycustomknives8008 harbor freight blasting cabinet with 120 grit aluminum oxide
Mat great job as always. I have the same tumbler it’s was well worth the money especially with 25 percent off coupon lol. I built a dolly to put it on and I roll it outside the shop because it’s loud…lol
That’s a great idea! So dang loud lol
Awesome new workshop, I really like those wooden walls ! Could you perhaps make a video on non-poisonous stone wash finishes, for knives that get into contact with foods, like for chef knives etc. ?
You can etch in just vinegar but it takes forever
the acid is not a factor once it been neutralized.
Great video Matt! I’ve learned so much from your content. Do you have a video on how you shape and sand the scales on a stonewashed blade?
Thank you! And I don’t think I have one on that process!
are you cutting in the bevels after heat treat ?
Yes
Would you need to treat it like a carbon steel knife and keep it dry after etching to avoid rusting?
No not really
If I wanted blk handle metal on a full tang blade so it would blend into blk handle scales how do I get it .
Then I guess the issue would be how to get the handle scales all formed without filling any of the black off.
Depends on what steel you’re using, if high carbon you can try gun bluing on a qtip, if stainless it’s a little more tricky
Great video! Do you usually do this process before or after heat treating the blade ?
After
Will coffee or vinegar or anything else around the house work on aeb-l?
I havent tried anything else on stainless.
i have stainless steel strap and it is rusted ... can you please let me know the chemical process to clean it ...
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Is this the process you would go through for nitro-v stainless or is there a different/better way to acid wash it?
Yes!
cn i do this process on a 440c stainless steel
Yes
Congratulations on the new shop! Looks awesome😀. More great knives on the way. Can I ask what % is the apple vinegar/cider? How strong it is? Think we have 5% over here.
Yes this is 5% and thank you!
Thank you for the quick reply. Keep up the great videos.
Was the blade hardened/HT before etch ?
Yes
Don't even try on L200 !!