Etching surprise on a talibon

William.m · 25th May 2006, 06:25 PM

Hello all,

When I first recieved my Talibon it was in a sorry state so I set out to restore this little beauty. I used hybrid polishing to and got the blade up to 1200.

After this I wondered what would happen if I gave it an etch the same way I would do a japanese blade to see if there was a temper line or hamon.

The method I used was to firstly heat up the blade on a radiator, then dab a solution of hot vinegar and a drop of dishwasher soap onto the blade.

Here are my results!

25th May 2006, 06:25 PM	#1
William.m Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 104	Etching surprise on a talibon Hello all, When I first recieved my Talibon it was in a sorry state so I set out to restore this little beauty. I used hybrid polishing to and got the blade up to 1200. After this I wondered what would happen if I gave it an etch the same way I would do a japanese blade to see if there was a temper line or hamon. The method I used was to firstly heat up the blade on a radiator, then dab a solution of hot vinegar and a drop of dishwasher soap onto the blade. Here are my results!