Hi all,
I recently picked up the Searles Bowie knife blade Dixie markets. It is supposed to be carbon steel, not stainless. I have a few old bone/ivory checkered handles with silver butcaps and collars, was going to fit one to this blade. What I would like to do is "age" the blade to match, giving it that greyish and somewhat pitted look that old 150 year old knives often aquire. Any ideas on how to acheive this?
I recently picked up the Searles Bowie knife blade Dixie markets. It is supposed to be carbon steel, not stainless. I have a few old bone/ivory checkered handles with silver butcaps and collars, was going to fit one to this blade. What I would like to do is "age" the blade to match, giving it that greyish and somewhat pitted look that old 150 year old knives often aquire. Any ideas on how to acheive this?