Problems with etching wootz

chregu · 1st June 2013, 05:21 PM

hello together
the etching of Wootz I use ferric III chloride and proceed as follows:
Polishing the blade with sandpaper to 600
Clean the blade with soap water
cleaned with acetone
Try concentration of the etching agent.
Coat the entire blade
stop immediately, cleaned with water
repeat this process repeatedly until correct score is ok.
I had already wootz, which was dark gray now!
More dilute etchant. this wootz was closing very bright! was an Indian Kard blade.

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1st June 2013, 05:21 PM	#6
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	hello together the etching of Wootz I use ferric III chloride and proceed as follows: Polishing the blade with sandpaper to 600 Clean the blade with soap water cleaned with acetone Try concentration of the etching agent. Coat the entire blade stop immediately, cleaned with water repeat this process repeatedly until correct score is ok. I had already wootz, which was dark gray now! More dilute etchant. this wootz was closing very bright! was an Indian Kard blade.