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By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023.Here are some photos I took recently of making a stainless damascus steel paring knife.Wanting to show how to etch stainless damascus steel in a way that will last in daily use.What etchant to use?Etching damascus is usually done in ferric chloride, this is not always working with stainless steels. Some stainless steels are hard to etch and others easy even in ferric chloride so it pays to experiment a bit. The below process is using hydrochloric acid which is a str …

Easy process for stonewashing a stainless knife blade with Ferric Chloride and a cardboard tube!By Bjorn Jacobsen, Oct 2022Etching blades is something usually done with damascus steel. The etching affects the different steels in the damascus at different degrees, creating the visible patterns between the different types of steel that makes up the damascus. For instance 15N20 with 2% nickel is resisting the etch more than 1084, creating a more shiny layer.But also single steel / monosteel blades …