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How to blacken steel (hot oxide):
A mixture of caustic soda (700g), potasium saltpeter (250g) and water (1,2 l)
The temperature of the solution should be kept between 120 140 C.
I keep the knife inside for about 30 minutes to get consistent black colour, you can manipulate the time to achieve different results, shorter period should give you dark brown or purple ish colour.
Be careful this mixture is highly corrosive!

Heat treatment:
Austenizing temperature: 830 C
Tempering: 180 C

Specs:
Dark
Steel: 80CrV2
Blade thickness: 5 mm / 0.197"
Length: 290 mm / 11.417"
Blade width: 45 mm / 1.772"
Blade length: 160 mm / 6.299"
Weight: 320 g
Handle: Stabilized poplar burl, Bog oak, brass pins

“Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum"
"To err is human, but to persist (in the mistake) is diabolical." ~ Seneca

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