Acid Etching Stainless Steel Knife

Same timeline or just feel with the q tip for when the acid starts to bite the steel.

Acid etching stainless steel knife.

As i use mostly cpm154 154cm and aeb l stainless cutlery steel i am looking for a way to darken a blade. Apply the acid to the steel in the stencil. This was an experiment to darken stainless steel. I ve ruined a few knives with the odd drip somewhere it wasn t suppose to be.

In the case of carbon steel the etching provides protection for the blade from corrosion. This instructable covers how to etch a knife blade. Rub the q tip around the stencil working the acid into the steel. Time tested methods like acid etching and stonewashing are frequently used by major knife manufacturers and with a little practice and around 100 in materials you can use these techniques as well.

Don t worry 9v is enough. S use a cotton q tip to soak up a bit of acid. To encourage etching electricity can be used. Etching is different from engra.