Problems with etching wootz

AJ1356 · 1st June 2013, 08:52 AM

I'm etching this sword, but I am having some troubles. I followed all the instructions found here, and it works fine, I see the wootz pattern appear, and once I stop the etch, the blade just turns a dark grey color, and the pattern would disappear. I tried polishing the blade with a cloth and oiling it and cleaning this black residue that had built up on the blade, but still no luck getting the wootz pattern to appear again. Can some one tell me where I am going wrong?

1st June 2013, 08:52 AM	#1
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 314	Problems with etching wootz I'm etching this sword, but I am having some troubles. I followed all the instructions found here, and it works fine, I see the wootz pattern appear, and once I stop the etch, the blade just turns a dark grey color, and the pattern would disappear. I tried polishing the blade with a cloth and oiling it and cleaning this black residue that had built up on the blade, but still no luck getting the wootz pattern to appear again. Can some one tell me where I am going wrong?