Patina contest Win shop credit!!!!

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SpyderPhreak said:
This one was earned in real life! :D Helped my buddy butcher a deer just before Thanksgiving, then cleaned 10 Kokanee salmon with it last weekend.

The patina is highly unusual, I've never seen anything quite like it, reminds me of a starscape photo of a nebula like you'd see from Hubble. :cool: It was extremely difficult to photograph, this was the best I could do, and it still doesn't do it justice. Not sure what caused it to look like this, maybe fish slime? No idea, but it's pretty awesome. :thumbsup:

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nice!!!
 
We have some really good contenders here... Keep them coming though this contest is not over just yet!!!
 
scdub said:
$200?!?

Ok then! The patina on this beauty started off with a vinegar wash and has developed with some sawing, chopping, batoning, “crafting” a baton and a wedge, and with scratches from its homemade plastic knife house. Still has a long way to go...

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That knife looks like an Amazing flashback of a 1970's Horror film......haha.

Does the handle feel Good, when you are chopping up bodies? :D :D :D
 
Not sure if this one counts as an entry, as it isn't Swamp Comp but I'll share anyways. Went for this one yesterday after waffling about doing it for a while, I think it turned out quite nice... reminds me of the cover of The Beatles classic album 'Revolver'.60495DF3-070A-4D4C-8264-A24A77F96E7E.jpeg

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Crag the Brewer said:
Does the handle feel Good, when you are chopping up bodies? :D :D :D
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Haha - no bodies yet but it does feel great chopping wood, and it’s done lots of it.
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I finally got it dull enough about a week ago to pull out the ceramic rod and thin out the edge just a bit - now it really bites and should be much better on softer vegetation - or meat should the case arise... :p
Here’s the beast during our most recent hike - more scratched up and prettier than ever...
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scdub said:
Haha - no bodies yet but it does feel great chopping wood, and it’s done lots of it.
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I finally got it dull enough about a week ago to pull out the ceramic rod and thin out the edge just a bit - now it really bites and should be much better now on softer vegetation - or meat should the case arise... :p
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It's gotta be the coolest "serrated" blade ever!!!
 
This Rodent 3 has only seen kitchen duty. I forced the patina with three foods. The first was a mango. I cut it up, rubbed a piece over all the bare metal, let it sit for five minutes, then washed it off. That gave a bright orange yellow as a base. The next color came from strawberries. I repeated the same process, and they produced a very nice red hue, ranging from pink to purple in intensity. Finally, the process was repeated once more. This time, with steak. That brought a vibrant blue. The first two pictures were taken with a different camera than the others. Each set of pictures were taken on different days, with different lighting. Patina is difficult to photograph.

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I had forgotten about this thread...
It's late, and I'm not home; so I'll recycle an image from another thread
This patina started immediately on receipt of the SwampComp MegaRMD. The green canvas needed to be greener; so I into the dye it went. The vinegar and salt in the mix left a pretty solid band of dark grey patina about 3/4-1" above the scales...So, when the scales were done, I flipped the knife and held it blade down for a few more minutes. Since then, I've used it a bit (hence the dirty scales).
I'll try to get a new picture on my next day off
 
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hhmoore said:
I had forgotten about this thread...
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This patina started immediately on receipt of the SwampComp MegaRMD. The green canvas needed to be greener; so I into the dye it went. The vinegar and salt in the mix left a pretty solid band of dark grey patina about 3/4-1" above the scales...So, when the scales were done, I flipped the knife and held it blade down for a few more minutes. Since then, I've used it a bit (hence the dirty scales).
I'll try to get a new picture on my next day off
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Thats exactly how my mega wiler got its ultimate patina.. the dye coated the steel slightly and seems to be keeping it VERY protected20200817_233614.jpg
 
now this is what I'm talking about you are turning up the heat. If these keep coming out we will have a hard time choosing the winner!!!
 
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