Nice. Have you ever messed with liver of sulfur for etching mokume? You can achieve some pretty interesting shades with it, can also etch with LoS initially to get a fairly heavy etch fast, then go to ferric for better control if you're going for a specific shade. I haven't really messed around with etching mokume as much as I'd like to, and I've very rarely done heavy or deep etches like you did here. Also have only ever done a few 3 alloy billets, I usually just make nickel/copper. I generally use mokume for small bolsters or guards, so it's usually sanded to 2-5k and I'm not really trying to get a texture, just contrast. On the right piece a "deep etch" could look pretty dang cool though. I may just have to make a few little "worrystones" or something like that for an excuse to try it.
I just stick with FC since it what I know best and can (kind of) predict the outcome. But getting different colors would be cool. I will have to look into liver of sulfur. Is it basically the same process?
@@GuerrillaShop-m3 Understandable. Yes, it's pretty much the same exact process, you can get some different shades off copper and brass, from my experience it doesn't tend to change the color of nickel a whole lot, but it can. It takes a bit of playing with (and to be honest I haven't done enough to really know how to control the colors). It's neat, but definitely takes some playing with, I've had a few pieces I've tried that wound up taking on more of a "patina" than I'd like, if too concentrated or too long of an etch it can create a look more like natural aging than anything you'd typically want from an etch, but when you get it right, some of the shades copper can take on are pretty interesting, and it's another tool in the arsenal.
I know this is an old video. But when handling dangerous chemicals like ferric chloride. PLEASE tell people they need some SERIOUS ventilation.. This stuff is NOT kind to your health.
Thanks. Don't want to take this lightly when im trying to learn. How would it be doing it outside a garage with low/moderate wind & fan blowing fumes away?
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Great tutorial! What would be the best method to polish this after etching? Debating whether to polish myself or outsource a beadblast
I’ve also seen someone say to mirror polish before the etching process,
I use a polishing wheel and sometimes a Dremel tool.
I'm curious to know about the process of beadblast
Yes, a blasting video is in the queue 😁
Wow, that is phenomenal. Are you the one who came up with the Aurora spinner?
Yes, I created and produced the Aurora design… though it has been cloned recently…
Nice. Have you ever messed with liver of sulfur for etching mokume? You can achieve some pretty interesting shades with it, can also etch with LoS initially to get a fairly heavy etch fast, then go to ferric for better control if you're going for a specific shade. I haven't really messed around with etching mokume as much as I'd like to, and I've very rarely done heavy or deep etches like you did here. Also have only ever done a few 3 alloy billets, I usually just make nickel/copper. I generally use mokume for small bolsters or guards, so it's usually sanded to 2-5k and I'm not really trying to get a texture, just contrast. On the right piece a "deep etch" could look pretty dang cool though. I may just have to make a few little "worrystones" or something like that for an excuse to try it.
I just stick with FC since it what I know best and can (kind of) predict the outcome. But getting different colors would be cool. I will have to look into liver of sulfur. Is it basically the same process?
@@GuerrillaShop-m3 Understandable. Yes, it's pretty much the same exact process, you can get some different shades off copper and brass, from my experience it doesn't tend to change the color of nickel a whole lot, but it can. It takes a bit of playing with (and to be honest I haven't done enough to really know how to control the colors). It's neat, but definitely takes some playing with, I've had a few pieces I've tried that wound up taking on more of a "patina" than I'd like, if too concentrated or too long of an etch it can create a look more like natural aging than anything you'd typically want from an etch,
but when you get it right, some of the shades copper can take on are pretty interesting, and it's another tool in the arsenal.
Thanks for the info! I’ll have to try it!
Very cool!
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I know this is an old video. But when handling dangerous chemicals like ferric chloride. PLEASE tell people they need some SERIOUS ventilation.. This stuff is NOT kind to your health.
Thanks. Don't want to take this lightly when im trying to learn. How would it be doing it outside a garage with low/moderate wind & fan blowing fumes away?