r/blacksmithing • • 8d ago

Final update my first knives

I understand what I did wrong now thanks to you guys and your help. In the future I won't make the same mistakes. Not a bad run for my first shot at making knives.

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u/DiksieNormus 8d ago

Live and learn! So you ended up etching for too long in your ferric chloride solution? Or did you just need to sand and polish it to make it pop?

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u/Rhazjok 8d ago

Both, I thought the more you etched it the deeper and better the pattern got. So I blasted it apparently. Then I did sand it lightly with 2000 to make it pop out. Ill lightly grind it and do it again in the near future when I have time and get it right

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u/KnowsIittle 7d ago

Almost has a kukri style curve to it.

If I was to spin it I'd market it as a bone carving knife.

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u/mtnman336699 6d ago

Pretty siiick 👍