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

[preizzo]

Cross-posting from the new knife thread, my new-to-me Akebono 270 (thanks @preizzo!) after a few onions.

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I am missing that knife

 

[valgard]

 

[Chamber]

Absolutely lovin this Jiro 240.

 

[Boondocker]

I can't get good photos of my patinas any help appreciated. These things are beautiful from a decade of use on the line I swear

 

[ExistentialHero]

I can't get good photos of my patinas any help appreciated.

Try indirect natural light--find a place in the shade on a sunny day or wait for clouds. Move the knife and camera around until you catch a nice reflection that shows the colors you want.

 

[jasonbird]

nenohi white 2 yanagiba, 1st fish after a recent sharpening

 

[IsoJ]

Tsourkan

 

[RockyBasel]

Tsourkan

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What kind of beautiful beast is this?

 

[IsoJ]

What kind of beautiful beast is this?

Marko Tsourkan workhorse gyuto, convex grind in 52100 steel. 240*54 weight 279gr. Ziricote handle and my first d-shape handle that I like.

 

[IsoJ]

Sakai Kikumori patina monster. After two meal prep.

 

[Carl Kotte]

Heldqvist smide gyuto 26c3. Seems to take a patina no matter what you throw at it.

 

[Korpulentny]

My very first Japanese gyuto and second japanese knife Wakui Migaki 240 from EpicEdge. I really wanted a knife with reactive steel cause looking at this thread how could I not, but was a bit afraid of fully reactive cladding so I went with w2 core and ss cladding Wakui. After cutting up some grilled chicken I can see the blue that I wanted but surprisingly the cladding also developed some patina and I really don't know if I should be concerned. No that I have a problem with its development, just more curious than anything else.

 

[valgard]

New Kochi with machi after its initiation.

 

[RockyBasel]

New Kochi with machi after its initiation.

gorgeous knife - but not sure if it’s a brand or who makes it, what kind of steel, etc. But price point is good and specs look good too. Patina is beautiful
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[RockyBasel]

New Kochi with machi after its initiation.
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Sorry, mis- posted - wanted to know more about kochi - who makes it, what kind of steel, looks great and specs are impressive, along with price point

 

[Kristoffer]

My very first Japanese gyuto and second japanese knife Wakui Migaki 240 from EpicEdge. I really wanted a knife with reactive steel cause looking at this thread how could I not, but was a bit afraid of fully reactive cladding so I went with w2 core and ss cladding Wakui. After cutting up some grilled chicken I can see the blue that I wanted but surprisingly the cladding also developed some patina and I really don't know if I should be concerned. No that I have a problem with its development, just more curious than anything else.

Lovely knife! It does seem strange that you get a patina on the (supposedly) stainless sides though...?

 

[Korpulentny]

Lovely knife! It does seem strange that you get a patina on the (supposedly) stainless sides though...?

Right? That's what I thought. Maybe I'll contact the folks at EpicEdge and ask about it

 

[valgard]

Sorry, mis- posted - wanted to know more about kochi - who makes it, what kind of steel, looks great and specs are impressive, along with price point

Kochi is one of the knife lines at JKI. The machi is a modification for this particular model in which the "neck" is wider than it usually is for this maker and region in general.
Steel on these is V2.

 

[RockyBasel]

Kochi is one of the knife lines at JKI. The machi is a modification for this particular model in which the "neck" is wider than it usually is for this maker and region in general.
Steel on these is V2.

Perfect. Thanks for illuminating- I presume it’s from Sanjo?

 

[intotheblue123]

Munetoshi Kurouchi 165 petty - my first carbon knife. Loving it so far, patina’s looking v nice

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[luther]

Raquin Meat Killer

 

[drsmp]

JNS Kaeru Blue Honyaki after polish up tp 2500 sandpaper and 1.5 diamond paste then warm grilled beef

 

[Repjapsteel]

Some gorgeous blue patina on my halcyon

 

[bruce8088]

no filter. TF 195mm special order batch.

 

[Majbjorn]

Mazaki after cutting some tenderloin

 

[MowgFace]

Right? That's what I thought. Maybe I'll contact the folks at EpicEdge and ask about it

Remember that Stainless is not stainPROOF. Stainless claddings have been known to show slight patina's. I cannot recall if my wakui Migaki has shown any, but the stainless cladding on my Wakui Nashiji cladding is for sure patina-ed.

 

[Majbjorn]

Some lovely blues on my Matsumi Hinoura. Don’t mind the scratchy cladding

 

[paranoia_bro]

Some lovely blues on my Matsumi Hinoura. Don’t mind the scratchy cladding

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That's art as far as I'm concerned

 

[Hz_zzzzzz]

255 Shiraki Mt Fuji White 2 after 2 meals.

 

[valgard]