First attempt at etching

Kmaddock · 25th August 2016, 01:20 PM

Hi
I recently baught the attached Kyber knife
It was very rusty throughout but I decided to put in a low bid on the auction and happily it was mine
Cost was minimal, probably paid as much on diesel to pick it up as I paid for the knife.
The handle is horn and fittings in brass, blade 23 inch long.
I normally do not clean my items but this knife just had to be cleaned, I left the brass and horn un cleaned
I decided to document the process to see if I can contribute somewhat to this fantastic forum
See below the blade in original state
I worked from 000 wire wool with oil up to 2000 grit sand paper
Probably took 2 hours in total
The first set of images are the cleaning in progress
There are a good few pictures so this will take a few posts
Regards
Ken

25th August 2016, 01:20 PM	#1
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	First attempt at etching Hi I recently baught the attached Kyber knife It was very rusty throughout but I decided to put in a low bid on the auction and happily it was mine Cost was minimal, probably paid as much on diesel to pick it up as I paid for the knife. The handle is horn and fittings in brass, blade 23 inch long. I normally do not clean my items but this knife just had to be cleaned, I left the brass and horn un cleaned I decided to document the process to see if I can contribute somewhat to this fantastic forum See below the blade in original state I worked from 000 wire wool with oil up to 2000 grit sand paper Probably took 2 hours in total The first set of images are the cleaning in progress There are a good few pictures so this will take a few posts Regards Ken Attached Images