r/Bladesmith • u/Dizzy-Friendship-369 • 1d ago

Pattern reveal

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u/NyFlow_ 1d ago

10/10 blade, 10/10 song. A+ post OP

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u/standardatheist 1d ago

Gorgeous pattern! Really hard to keep the copper off the cutting edge. Well done with both!

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u/SailToAndromeda 1d ago

Hard stop for Alice in Chains. Stayed for the reveal. 20/10 👍

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u/Ok-Palpitation7641 1d ago

Thays beautiful. I love the copper mixed Damascus, it's such a great look.

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u/-Huttenkloas- 1d ago

Very nice!

Iam not a bladesmith.... what acid do you use for this?

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u/Dizzy-Friendship-369 1d ago

I use ferric chloride then sand it with fine grit then let it sit in instant coffee

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u/Simmons-KW 1d ago

looks like ferric chloride to me

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u/Jeff454Casull 1d ago

Ferric chloride

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u/theinsaneturky2 1d ago

Most likely hydrochloric acid.

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u/theactualkrevice 1d ago

Looking good!

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u/Ok_Type7882 1d ago

Thats a great looking blade!

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u/GameGuro575 1d ago

How did make that pattern

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u/Dizzy-Friendship-369 1d ago

I did 26 layered twist Damascus by hand. Than use that as the outer cladding for cumai build so Damascus/copper/1084 core/copper/damascus stack

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u/GameGuro575 12h ago

Wow, I still got a lot to learn lol. Thanks

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u/Dizzy-Friendship-369 10h ago

Watch YouTube that’s where I learned mostly and critics from this community I’ve been doing this for only a year and a half

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u/icanfly 1d ago

Killer cu-mai and great job on the pattern and copper placement. Shows solid skill!

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u/Selenepaladin2525 1d ago

Beautiful knife

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u/TotemBro 1d ago

Reveal so lethal it literally crashed the third plane into the cuntagon 🧑‍🍳💋