Thread: Colorful Razor Etching at Home

If you think it is pretty,so be it

Originally Posted by BeeManFOREVER

What about the razor though

All that matters is that you like it.

It's a shame the camera is playing the devil for you. As I read this it sounds like u etched the whole blade the gold color ... Sounds great to me

The entire razor is golden colored, with blue speckles that are outlined in purple. It is very pretty.

Sounds neat, what process did u use to do it?

Originally Posted by HardCase

Sounds neat, what process did u use to do it?

It was very specific. Have to get it just right. I put it in a 50/50 simple green solution, ate roast beef dinner fell asleep and then checked it when i wke up!

Are you hitting what's left over from your 4th of July stash ?

Originally Posted by BeeManFOREVER

It was very specific. Have to get it just right. I put it in a 50/50 simple green solution, ate roast beef dinner fell asleep and then checked it when i wke up!

We have done some immersion testing of Simple Green with high strength steels at my job. It can embrittle alloy steels at hardness levels above 40 Rockwell C. Razors are usually up around 60 or more. You might want to keep an eye out for edge chipping when you hone this blade.

I bet it would work with roast pork too ! Those colors on e-Bay scare the heck out of me but if you like em more power to ya. In the sixties they had a term for that that was said with lots of feeling. Wooow maaann

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Looks like a serious case of shingles to me ! .........

Jimmy -- fighting a wicked case of shingles as we speak -- it's extra fun when you get them in your nose....