A simple sundang

Rick · 5th February 2007, 03:57 PM

Hi Ferguson,
You should be very careful with strong etchants especially on blades with cold shuts. Did you cover this blade with a baking soda paste and work it into the shuts after etching it with ferric ?

Ferric needs to be totally neutralised or it will keep on eating the steel even after it's dry.

IMO this blade looks a bit burnt, i.e. too dark; kind of like an underexposed picture; a rubdown with lime juice might lighten it a bit and reveal even more activity.

Nice kris.

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5th February 2007, 03:57 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,385	Hi Ferguson, You should be very careful with strong etchants especially on blades with cold shuts. Did you cover this blade with a baking soda paste and work it into the shuts after etching it with ferric ? Ferric needs to be totally neutralised or it will keep on eating the steel even after it's dry. IMO this blade looks a bit burnt, i.e. too dark; kind of like an underexposed picture; a rubdown with lime juice might lighten it a bit and reveal even more activity. Nice kris.