creator Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I've made a few damascus steel blade using high carbon steel with manganese which is a dark greyish colour and silver steel. They look awsome but they are quite common designs. I was wondrin if there were any colored metals that i could use. i was thinkin red gord but with such a low meltin point it would be difficult to weld the layersin a billet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creator Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Yeh i used some in one of my blade but its still a silver metalic color i was hopin to find a more distinct red, blue or green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I've seen some coloured damascus blades (reds and blues), anodising comes to mind, but I'm not sure to be honest. Bluing and browning solutions will effect the different steels to a lesser or greater degree too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Etch deeply, put the color on (chemical patina or whatever works), then sand it off of the high bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creator Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 ill definately try the etch and color method. i was considring another method, if i got a strip of steel about 1 meter long 3cm wide and 2mm thick and anodised then cut the strip into about 5 pieces. I would the stack em into a billet draw it out to the intial dimension and repeat. will i be able to forge weld them (they have an aluminium coat from the anodizing so i'm not sure? will they keep the color? just wanna know the chances of that working before i try it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 the aluminium will have melted away long before you get it to welding temperatures :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 IF you want good steel and good color there is always the lazer marking. Last I checked you can get Silver, Gold, Black, Dark Blue, Green, Yellow, Light Blue, Violet, Red, Magenta, Gray, Olive. I hope you have plenty of money for that look up thier info if you want to buy the machine, they are out of Meadville, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweany Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 take a look at this. http://knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48537&highlight=COLORING+DAMASCUS and http://www.caffreyknives.net/bsteel.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousnewb77 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I've heard that if you scrub yellow hot steel with a brass brush it turns it a mild gold color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aden Cassidy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Think I remember reading in a Blacksmithing book from highschool bout 2-3 years ago that Indonesia or somewhere they used citric acid on their patterned steel blades and it made it an orangy colour. I think the book was Alex W. Bealers second edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregtrem Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I've heard that if you scrub yellow hot steel with a brass brush it turns it a mild gold color. This does, indeed work... doesn't need to be that hot tho... I've rubbed dull red to black heat display horseshoes with a brass brush, and it definitely deposits plenty of color. You don't get a complete coating, but it looks pretty wicked. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. McKraut Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I have a book on knife making that says you can rub mustard on the blade after it is well degreased. The acid on the mustard bonds with the iron and creates a discolored protective coating. Doesn't say what the color is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 search for mustard etch here and elsewhere to find pics, doesn't turn the blade yellow, it just removes some of the existing patina thickness making it lighter colored where the mustard was. the viscosity of the mustard lets you get some neat splatter effects on the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. McKraut Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 A picture if a knife treated with mustard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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