Triple-T #81 - Oil dipped knife etching - a new discovery!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- In today's Triple-T (tools, tips and talk) #81, I talk about a new discovery - oil dipped etching and how you can do it on a knife! (links below)
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What do you think of this acid etching finish?
YES
Stone wash one next. 👍
I think it looks realy nice👍 Cool discovery. I am going to try this myself😊
I'm gonna try it with some twisted Damascus I have out in my garage
awesome! how are u gonna clean the oil out of ur etch tank?
Yup, I'll be trying this very soon! Gotta love little things like this.
It was certainly a happy accident! Thanks for watching, Erick.
I would experiment with various oils and volumes of oil. An oil with a lower viscosity may give you more streaking and thicker more beading. Also, you might want to build yourself a transparent dip tank so you can see the oil on the surface of the blade and how movements post insertion effect the distribution. Really cool effects though. 👍👍👍
All great suggestions, Brian! Thanks for watching.
@@TyrellKnifeworks Maybe try different amounts of time too, and even leaving it in overnight.
@@BuildBreakBuilds you wouldn’t have a blade if you left it overnight
The 2nd blade almost looks 3D on the etching. Maybe a spray bottle of oil instead of on the surface? Definitely different oil. Or swirling while putting it in?
It looks pretty awesome. Mistakes can be a wonderful way to make new discoveries.
That’s how we got champagne and scotch tape
@@jerod5636 and my kids. 😜
@@RainyDayForge mine too actually lol
@@RainyDayForge HAHAHA!
If necessity is the mother of invention, accidents are the crazy uncle. 😜
Thats a really nice look. Always great to see new ideas "accidents" emerge. And everyone is very happy you shared it. I for one will be trying this very soon.
I'm glad to share with the community, Bobby! Thanks for watching.
Very cool random pattern. I love this, it looks so much better than stone cleaning
Thanks Han! It was a happy accident for sure.
Very cool, love the randomness of the pattern. Learn something new every day, nice!
It's cool to have discovered a new process that people seem to like. I think its cool at least. 😜
Honestly that’s so cool! It looks like water on the blade and I love it!
Thanks for checking it out, Cameron.
Wow this is amazing! It looks like a granite pattern! I wonder if you could make it look like a marbled pattern by letting the oil droplets be larger in the dipping container, and then dump the blade in there fast instead of a slow entry. Would also love to see that granite pattern on a copper damascus blade :D
The speed and direction of the blade going in really changes the pattern. This reminded me of the hydro-dipping with paint on water. Lots of different opportunities for variation for sure. Thanks for watching.
Yess the copper damascus would be beautiful!
before i read this,i thought it was a marble granite type effect,as you say,it would be nice if you could enhance a marble effect,i'm sure our man will have the technique mastered and down to a fine art in next to no time
What a great surprise, I love that final finish. Nice work!
It was an interesting discovery for sure. Thanks for watching
I love this « oil » dip etching… The blade looks like Granite Stone, beautiful
Thanks for checking it out! It was a fun discovery
Something new!!! Thanknyou for sharing this! I have to try it. Mistakes are great sometimes.
I said in another comment.. if necessity is the mother of invention, mistakes are the crazy uncle. 😜
@@TyrellKnifeworks Yep..... and we all have a crazy uncle bahahaha. You need to print that on shirts! Thank you!
I am totally stealing that technique. I love the look. Very cool and even cooler that you shared it with everyone. Keep up the great work Denis.
I'm glad you like it, Doug! Feel free to mention me on it. 😜
@@TyrellKnifeworks Will do.
And so the most amazing discoveries happen by accident! LOVE your work.
Yeah they do! Thanks for watching.
I absolutely love this. The look but also just the fact that you accidentally created your own thing that looks great and can be easily recreated. Definitely worth exploring and trying different oils and viscosities
It was certainly a cool discovery. Thanks for watching, Jacob!
Very cool and unique, thanx for sharing.
Thank you! Cheers!
That is an amazing discovery.
Hopefully I can try this soonish.
Thanks for checking it out.
I love it you should do it again. I had a blade turn out similar to this once so that might be why. Thanks
I’m sure I’ll try this again at some point. Thanks for watching
They look awesome. I can't wait to see them in person.
I have a feeling these will go quick! Come by early! 😜. Thanks for watching, Joseph.
Definitely an interesting effect, serendipity at work.
It was a cool discovery for sure! Thanks for watching.
That is 👌. You just created the new hot trend for knives
Yeah maybe! It was a cool discovery. Thanks for watching, Tyler.
Love the look, it looks really good with the cf handle
Thanks, Stephen! I'm a big fan of carbon fiber these days.
Neat look! I really like it. Pretty cool to find something like this by mistake
It was cool to find a new process that people seem to like! Thanks for watching, Jim.
That is cool. Those knives are clean in design, they look great.
Thanks 👍
Love "Happy Accidents"....thats a great look. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for taking a look!
This is such a cool pattern. I LOVE it!
Thanks for taking a look!
That looks excellent! And fits the carbon fiber really well
Thanks, Sven! It was a fun discovery!
@@TyrellKnifeworks Definitely! Thanks for sharing!
Very very cool. Two people here prefer the first one and one person prefers the second, but both looked great!
I’m partial to the first one myself. Thanks for watching, Dan!
@@TyrellKnifeworks We (my 10 year old son, 8 year old daughter, and myself) never miss a video. Thanks for the enjoyment!
Thanks so much for following along as a family! ❤️
Nice discovery !! and great job on the knives
Thanks for taking a look.
Awesome etching pattern !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for taking a look, Jerry!
Super cool! I am just starting to do stone-wash finishing, and this reminds me of an etched version of that, but I am going to have to experiment with this.
It was a happy accident. 😉. Thanks for watching, John.
Cool discovery.. you're doing really good work..!
Thanks for checking it out, Anthony!
Beautiful blades❤️
Great job, thanks for sharing the video post and best of luck 🍀to you and your family
Thanks for taking a look at these!
Looks very cool definitely different
Thanks, David. Lots of possible variations with the blade speed and direction at entry.
I absolutely LOVE your knives but I never see any for sale. I check your website often and I never see any on there. I would trade every single knife I own for one made by you....they are works of art. Thank you for the education.
They go up for sale to my Patreon members first and then to the public a week later. They go quick I'm afraid. Thanks for watching, Tom.
Accidently AWESOME. A real keeper!
Thanks for checking it out!
That’s awesome. Definitely trying this.
It was a fun discovery! Give it a try, Jeff!
A true master knows when to declare an accident a technique. Right on run with it!
I was a cool discovery that I’m happy to share. Thanks for watching
That is really cool!!! I love it when accidents turn out good, I’m going to try that! Thank you for posting that video, always appreciate your content
I'm glad you like it, Mark! Thanks for watching
Awesome pattern!
Thanks for checking it out, Greg!
Love the look . Wish I could get one but can't make it to blades this year . Beautiful blades always love your videos keep up the good work
Thanks for checking this one out. I may do some more of these in the future.
That’s actually really cool! I like it!👌🏻
Thanks, Spencer! It was cool to discover a new process people seem to like. 👍🏻
I absolutely love this technique. Thank you so much for sharing this. You could have kept this your own secret blade finish and you generously shared it with us to try on our own knives. I am actually doing some titanium heat anodization with Ferric Chloride to create an "entropic or lightning" finish on my Medford folder and then plan to add some mineral oil to my FC and try it on a Spyderco Slzyz Bowie folder's titanium folder. Thank you again! I look forward to more of your videos!
I'm happy to share! Send me some pics to tyrellknifeworks at gmail and I'll add pics to my next Viewer Knives episode. 😉. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.
This is awesome I’m definitely gonna try this
Thanks for checking it out, Elijah!
Very Cool, you can call it the poor man’s Damascus!!! Good luck at your show have a great weekend!!!🍻😎
I'm not a fan of just plain mono-steel knives so this is a great tool to add to the toolbox. Thanks for watching, Daniel.
Again, so cool. Definitely going to make an oil dip tank
I'm happy I could share it. Thanks for watching.
Definetly gonna try it!
Thanks for taking a look!
Those are AWESOME!! You know everyone will be trying it now.😉
That’s cool, I’m happy to have invented something everyone seems to like! Thanks for watching, Linda!
This is definitely something I'll try! Denis, thank you for sharing this "accident" technique :). Knives turned very well: with carbon fiber scales this pattern makes them very "military style"
Cool episode!
Thanks, David! It certainly was an interesting discovery.
Looks awesome like mica in stone. Sweet discovery!
Thanks for checking it out!
Very cool finish
Thanks for taking a look, Blake.
I think its rly cool! Have to try this in the future too!
Thanks for taking a look!
This is pretty unique.
I like it.
Thanks for taking a look, Sean!
@@TyrellKnifeworks no problem sir!
Pretty cool patern for a new discovery!
Yeah it was a cool discovery. Nice to have discovered a new process. Thanks for watching, Danny
@@TyrellKnifeworks No problem my friend, it may help me after I get my forge set up.
Looks great you always make beautiful blades and this 1 is really different from anything I have ever seen before great work 👌👍
Thanks, Mark. You should have seen my face when I pulled it out the first time ... I'm pretty sure I said "What the F!".. but then loved it as I looked at it.
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking it out, Robert.
Oh I am definitely trying this!
Definitely give it a try! Thanks for checking it out, Kian.
I think this is certainly the epitomy of a Bob Ross moment! Really cool result and definitely something worth playing with more.
Thanks, Bjorn! It certainly was one of those happy accident moments.
That looks freaking amazing!!!
Thanks for checking it out!
I think they look brilliant I’d love to own one of those!! 👍🏻
Thanks for taking a look, Arran!
O.D.E. I love it. Could be the next big thing in blade finishes.
Yeah, it could be! Thanks for taking a look.
I’ve seen something similar from a guy in Russia who called it spatter etching but he was misting oil on the blade before the acid etch. Different out come but similar concept and idea of the technique. Thank you for sharing.
That does sound similar. The cool part of this one is that there’s more opportunity for variation with the speed and direction you insert the blade. Thanks for watching, Jeffrey
Love it! Goto try it!
Give it a shot, Mike. Thanks for taking a look
you are a high class smith my man
Thanks so much, I appreciate that.
That is really cool! Never seen a pattern like it! Better trademark it quick!
haha... no I'm not going to trademark it. Only reason to do that is if you really plan to sue people for using it without licensing it from you. I'd be happy if I get a mention. 👍🏻
Hey Guy! Love it!!! Reminds me of the way we apply camo in a dip tank with film. Looks Great on the blades here.
Seems some of the most interesting things are found by accident. Woo-Hoo!!!
KnifeMaker
Thanks for checking it out, Michael!
@@michaell397 that’s sad to hear. You should start up again even if it’s for your own benefit abs no one else.
@@TyrellKnifeworks Sure miss Knife Makeing. Forced medical retirement sux! Grrrr!!!
I love the "Tyrell" etch! What I couldn't get from your video was what the "etching liquid"?
I can't wait to try it on a refurbished Scimitar carbon steel butcher knife.
It’s just 5:1 water to ferric chloride. Thanks for watching.
I like it! It's definitely something different.
I haven’t done one since, but I think I should. Thanks for watching
It looks amazing! you should do more experimenting with it. I hope this catches on, because I really like how it looks.
I’m sure I’ll be playing with it more in the future. Thanks for watching
Thats a cool pattern 👏🔥
Thanks for checking it out!
I love it. Looks better than stone washed if you ask me.
I like them both. Stone wash is a bit more resilient but each is cool in its own right. Thanks for watching.
It's a really cool look on the blade! Interesting like Damascus, but yet totally different! I'd like to get one with that treatment, it's sooo different! Great job! 🤔👍
Thanks for checking this out, Michael. I did these for blade show 2022 but haven’t done any since. Maybe I should. 😉
That looks amazing.
Wow that is super cool! 👍👍
Thanks for checking it out, Johnny!
I'm beginning and trying acids etching and have a blister pattern I believe I did clean before etching and did as you but I didn't know the what happened. I kind of liked that blisters effect hopefully didn't cause rust in the future
Good timing for seeing this video thanks
Thanks for watching, John!
This is similar to a process used to color end papers in old books. The term is marbling. Nice knives. Cheers.
I've seen this called hydro-dipping as well. Lots of similarities. Thanks for watching.
Very Sweet! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for taking a look
Love it man, its awesome.
Thanks for taking a look!
Looks very cool definitely different
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Yes, nothing I've ever seen before. Thanks for watching.
I think its looks really nice!
Thanks for taking a look!
Very cool Dennis, hmmm wait a minute, let’s dip again’ turned into ‘I shall call it this’ and so it shall be. I’ll definitely be trying this out in my next project!
JL
It was a cool discovery. Thanks for checking it out.
Trying this on my next blade!
Do it, Andrew! It was a fun discovery. Thanks for watching.
I quite like it. It works in harmony with a stone washing. There's a painting tradition that works exactly like this where you float a layer of paint on water and then dip an object through the paint.
Yes, that’s called hydro dipping and it’s exactly what I thought of when I figured out what happened here. Thanks for watching, Patrick.
It is beautiful. You are clever👍🏻.
Well this wasn't clever.. just a lucky accident. 😜
I will definitely have to try this on my next mono blade
Give it a try! Thanks for checking it out.
realy cool i will definitely try this.
Thanks for checking it out, Richard.
Now that is an interesting pattern !! Some of the best ideas are discovered by accident. Looks like you have found a good one. Like Kasper said it looks kinda like a granite pattern. Enjoyed this tip.
Necessity is the mother of invention, mistakes are the crazy uncle. 😜. Thanks for watching, Debra.
Wow thats coool! super helpfull vid! i will definitly try it.
How can I prepare the liquid in the container?
It's 3:1 distilled water to ferric chloride and then about 5-6 drops of mineral oil on top. Thanks for watching.
Wow that is extraordinary
Thanks for checking it out, Gino!
Damn, that's pretty cool! I'll definitely try it!
Thanks for taking a look, Fabio!
Awesome 👌. Have you perfected your technique with this method? Anymore tips because i gotta try it!
Honestly, I haven’t tried this again since this video. It’s pretty easy though. Thanks for watching.
@@TyrellKnifeworks 😆 pretty damn honest. It's the only video of its kind. Turned out great
Thank you for sharing I’m a jeweler and can already see possibilities!
There are a ton of variations I can think of as well. 👍 thanks for watching
I think they look amazing and I would definitely experiment with different oils!
I'm not sure the oil type will have much effect. The speed and direction of the blade at entry and the size of the oil droplets will likely have more impact. Thanks for taking a look.
This is the best I've ever seen. Would this hold up to a light stone tumbling as a final step.
Sure, you might lose some of the texture of it, but it might look cool. Thanks for taking a look.
Hi master. I am verry happy about this video. Because in Turkey, some knife masters used that in 2014. Those masters name "Soytürk DÖNMEZ" and "Gökhan BAKLA". You can see that in bicaksanati forum site. (Website adress means "knife art" in Turkish.) I used that method also in my first knife. I like this method but after few times it feels ordinary and bored. (Fun fact: Someones used that method for making fake damascus or fake wootz.)
Thanks for watching
I like it. Adds a ton of character! Also, kind of looks like a mustard etch to me.
The randomness is the key here I think. Thanks for watching, Mark
Great Discovery love it what was your acid 50-50
No, 50-50 is way too strong. You want your ferric about 3:1 distilled water to acid or less. A slower etch is better, you'll get more defined damascus. It doesn't matter in this case though. Thanks for watching, Barry.
I like it
Thanks for taking a look, Kieran!
@@TyrellKnifeworks reminds me a bit of mustard etch now that I think of it. May have to try this out. Thanks for showing this.
Looks great!
Thanks for taking a look, Stephen!
Beautiful knives!
Thanks for taking a look!