My favorite color is BLUE!.............A patina thread.

[HansCaravan]

Used this bad boy to prep some chili today and it took on some heavy patina. Windmühlenmesser 1922.

HC

 

[Nagakin]

Some banding in my Shihan 52100 hankotsu and garasuki.

 

[drsmp]

Rader 52100 , polished with diamond paste and emulsion really makes for colorful patina plus mirrors

 

[torbaci]

Hado Sumi 180mm Bunka

 

[Ikonaka]

First rodeo for my the.9 honyaki. The alloy banding really pops

 

[andrewlefilms]

Pinch grip and chicken patina on a white 2 Kintaro lol. First 10 minutes of prep for the afternoon shift and this is what I got. Stripped off the KU and I'm digging this beater knife.

 

[tostadas]

Pinch grip and chicken patina on a white 2 Kintaro lol. First 10 minutes of prep for the afternoon shift and this is what I got. Stripped off the KU and I'm digging this beater knife.View attachment 163023

Looks awesome without the KU

 

[JASinIL2006]

Pinch grip and chicken patina on a white 2 Kintaro lol. First 10 minutes of prep for the afternoon shift and this is what I got. Stripped off the KU and I'm digging this beater knife.View attachment 163023

What did you use to remove the kurouchi?

 

[andrewlefilms]

What did you use to remove the kurouchi?

Sandpaper haha

 

[Martyn]

Munetoshi vs roast duck

 

[daniel_il]

 

[HSC /// Knives]

I’m finally able to play with you guys on this thread. Blue steel and mild steel Suminagashi

 

[ethompson]

There is nothing like the colors you get on polished honyaki in my experience.

 

[mozg31337]

There is nothing like the colors you get on polished honyaki in my experience.View attachment 163545

I do have a similar colour palette on my Watanabe Honyaki Blue2 steel. However, it's a little less yellowish/brown and more bluish tones.

 

[ethompson]

I do have a similar colour palette on my Watanabe Honyaki Blue2 steel. However, it's a little less yellowish/brown and more bluish tones.

Wish I had a picture after slicing a bunch of hot chicken breast. It was a deep bright purple. This is later in the day after several cases of veg and onions - which typically leave less fun colors than proteins in my experience. Still a nice iridescence though.

 

[ethompson]

Who knew apples could leave such a nice patina? Acidic enough to create a light etching effect too.

 

[Bear]

Who knew apples could leave such a nice patina? Acidic enough to create a light etching effect too.View attachment 164163View attachment 164164

Nice knife, I do believe that's my old 210

 

[ethompson]

Nice knife, I do believe that's my old 210

Very well could be, picked it up from @Ryan Adkins last week

 

[K.Bouldin]

Jiro & Manaka.

I did this today. Figured it might happen since the edge was pretty much a zero degree bevel. Guess I get to play with the stones now

 

[daddy yo yo]

Who knew apples could leave such a nice patina? Acidic enough to create a light etching effect too.View attachment 164163View attachment 164164

What is it? Shihan?

 

[ethompson]

What is it? Shihan?

Yep, 210 Shihan in wrought iron clad W2

 

[tostadas]

"just the tip"
(wakui white#2)

 

[crocca86]

Raquin gyuto

 

[Squirrelbutter]

 

[M1k3]

"just the tip"
(wakui white#2)

"That's what she said"

 

[HansCaravan]

"That's what she said"

I was thinking more along these lines...

 

[tostadas]

26c3 honyaki by Taylor Edgerton

 

[blokey]

Haven’t used my CCK for a while, the photo doesn’t do it justice, it got a really nice blue hue all over the blade.

 

[drsmp]

Rader patina update

 

[andrewlefilms]

3 amigos! Kintaro 210, Kochi 240, Kaeru WH. Used all three of these guys at work this week and finally brought them home for a glory pic. (Kaeru isn't as sexy but wanted to include her)