Uhm, so is it right to say the initial preparation involves polishing the sides of the blades to remove scratches that would otherwise be magnified by the etching process? Would it be feasible to do it with a sufficiently high grit stone (say a 6k) or the sandpaper has some inherent qualities that makes it better at the task? Btw thanks heaps Dave for sharing your knowledge!
Can any of you who have done the etching with the ferric chloride tell me the proper way to discard the used acid? It's not something I'd want to toss down the kitchen drain so I'm assuming that there is a way to neutralize it prior to disposal. Or has everyone just bottled it up for future use?
Is that a kagayaki? I achieved a VERY glittery result on that blade.
I have tomorrow off. I'm gonna try this. Have a few beaters that could use a bath.
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