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My mentor insisted I try a vinegar quench on a leaf spring knife
Old Pete, who ran the forge down in Tucson, swore that a 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water would give a spring steel blade a wicked hamon line. I tried it on a piece from a '78 Ford, and it actually worked better than my usual brine, giving a really clear, wavy pattern after polishing. Anyone else have luck with weird quenchants for pattern development?
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amygonzalez23d ago
Old Pete knew his stuff, that's a cool trick. I mean, ignore johnson.ryan, some of the best results come from trying weird stuff like that.
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