Etching Blades

Spunjer · 2nd December 2004, 06:30 PM

thanks for the reply, federico. another confusing aspect of etching that's been bugging me is this; do i polish the blade before etching, or do i polish it later? on the last kris i acquired, this is basically what i did:

sprayed the blade with wd40 and scrubbed with 0000 steel wool

washed with diswashing soap and water, then scrubbed it some more with 0000 steel wool

thouroughly dried the blade with blow dryer, esp. where the metal and wood meet

polished the blade with metal-glo, using cotton balls and small circles

applied rennaisance wax

so if i want to etch it, do i remove the wax (by heat and rubbing alcohol) and etch it at this point? btw, i'm just using this blade as an example. i'm actually hesitant etching this particular sword due to its 'tiger' pattern...

2nd December 2004, 06:30 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	thanks for the reply, federico. another confusing aspect of etching that's been bugging me is this; do i polish the blade before etching, or do i polish it later? on the last kris i acquired, this is basically what i did: sprayed the blade with wd40 and scrubbed with 0000 steel wool washed with diswashing soap and water, then scrubbed it some more with 0000 steel wool thouroughly dried the blade with blow dryer, esp. where the metal and wood meet polished the blade with metal-glo, using cotton balls and small circles applied rennaisance wax so if i want to etch it, do i remove the wax (by heat and rubbing alcohol) and etch it at this point? btw, i'm just using this blade as an example. i'm actually hesitant etching this particular sword due to its 'tiger' pattern...