It's been a while since I made a pen but I received a chunk of real damascus steel from a good friend, in a trade, so I had to make it.:biggrin:
( Many thanks, sir!!:wink
This has stainless steel trimmings. The 'Before' pic is once it was all turned and polished. I used white wine vinegar to 'etch' the grain back in.
I believe there are beter chemicals / acids to do this and they give a better contrast, but all the ones I found said that they would also react with the stainless, so vinegar it was. I may put it back in the vinegar overnight, but I do like it the way it is. I 'might' also eventually make a stainless wire clip too.
Hope you like it too and any c&c's welcome:biggrin:
( Many thanks, sir!!:wink
This has stainless steel trimmings. The 'Before' pic is once it was all turned and polished. I used white wine vinegar to 'etch' the grain back in.
I believe there are beter chemicals / acids to do this and they give a better contrast, but all the ones I found said that they would also react with the stainless, so vinegar it was. I may put it back in the vinegar overnight, but I do like it the way it is. I 'might' also eventually make a stainless wire clip too.
Hope you like it too and any c&c's welcome:biggrin: