I like knives.
Been to japan and made my own even.
Hope to go again soon.
is this carbo steel?
if so melt a cup full of instant coffee in approx 1L of COLD WATER ( this is very important because hot water ruin the acid in the coffee), then clean the blade with Windex a couple of times, make sure not to touch the blade at all, then soak it in the instant coffee liquid for a good 24hr, this should do the trick.
https://www.theironforgefire.com/post/coffee-etching-damascus-pros-and-cons-9951083
If it's stainless steel it might also work but not as good you can try silver Blackner but it's much more aggressive. anyhow a chemical-free safe process to darken your blade
https://jaxchemical.com/shop/jax-silver-blackener/
Lets us know how it went
Well then kiss it goodbye a hang it on the wall as a souvenir
im saying that if you already put it in the forge and heated it up there is not hardened steel left in it
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