HOW to Mirror polish and etch DAMASTEEL!! 

Love that etching process you have. Thanks for sharing!

That's a beauty...well done!

Great content as always brother, appreciate it!

This was a great video!! Awesome work!!

So sick! 🔥

Love all your videos. Really non-pretentious and clear. Well done.

Beautiful work, the finish is really well done your efforts were well applied. Lance & Patrick.

Thanks for putting out this video man!! It will come in handy when i make something with the damasteel that I won 🙌 😁

Recently found your channel. I love it! I have been watching for way too long at one sitting lol. I am getting into knife making with my brother who has made knives before on just the wheel attachment. We now have the OBM single speed tilt grinder(no Variable speed, I know I know). Hoping we can get good results without VS, since I wasn't the one who paid for it. I know heat can be a real problem with the higher grit belts. Real inspiration here! Keep up the great videos

Well done thanks for sharing

badass knife looks amazing matt i may have to buy one and try, i have my new press i made running so i can make my own damaascus 1 billet coming your way from me very soon when my shoulder heals up Mark 😀👍👍

One of these days I'll try some Damascus I just don't trust myself yet. That's a beautiful blade

Great video

thank you

Excellent

Awesome

Recently found your channel and can't say how much I appreciate your sharing your knowledge and the to-the-point way you do your videos. Regarding etching Damascus...I keep getting streaks in my finish after etching (not used Damasteel yet, not using stainless either). I clean with Acetone first because several others have mentioned that. What do you clean with before dipping?

Hi. Nice video. Thank you. I like the more subtle Damascus finish. Do you coffee etch after that and how do you protect the final finish? (Dalstrong talk about "LionShield-treated to prevent wear and tear, rust, and corrosion" and I'm wondering what that might be?)

Very nice sir

Can I mirror DRS 15 With a VG 10 core? Sorry if this sounds foolish. I'm very new to this. I have a Spyderco Endura Ti-Damascus and the finish from the factory came with streaks and some white clouding. I really want to clean it up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Do you ever have problems etching after the high grit progression you do? I haven’t done this myself but have heard to not go above 400-600 grit before etching so the acid has a more rough surface to react with. You clearly didn’t have a problem in the video as it turned out great, but just wondering. Just found your channel a couple days ago, videos are great, thank you

Hello, you can reuse this acid? Very beautiful result!

Awesome video! What buffing wheels do you use? Thanks!

Does Damasteel darken near black in a coffee etch like carbon steel does?

Do you always heat treat before you grind all your bevels?

How do you buff and polish an old rusty damascus blade

do you lose some of the mirror finish after you etch?

Thanks for the video. What is the concentration of your acid solution?

hi , i have ferric is that okay to use in stainless steel damascus?

👍👍👍👍💪🔥

What pattern is it. Nice profile.

Does this method work with ferric? I'm trying not to spend money on another type of acid.

How do you heat treat this type of metal?

Muriatic scares me. That stuff melts rocks.

Great etching man👍 I recently got a Damascus katana and wakizashi and the wakizashi came with a little dent on the very edge, so while I tried to fix it I screwed up the Damascus pattern on the side of the blade. I’m worried sick about it and I don’t know if it’s a good idea to etch it myself since I never done this before. There are so many different approaches that my head is starting to spin. Some guy here in my country said that I shouldn’t polish the blade before etching and just sand it with 400-600 grid sand paper but I saw you polished it to a mirror finish. Should I polish it to a mirror finish and polish all the original pattern out and then etch? All the surfaces are still in factory Damascus finish, except for the section where I messed up. Do I have to sand the whole blade anyway prior to polishing?