This is probably my favorite knife I made last year. First attempt at raindrop, an highest layer count I’ve managed so far at 560 alternating 1084/ 15...

Thank you both for the information. I will stop using the acetone pre etch from now on see if that’s the only cause of my etching issues.

Hey John and Timothy glad to see some fellow New Hampshire folks on here

Thank you for the input I’ll have to look into gun Kote and give that a try on a practice piece. It’s always nice to have more options I can turn too ...

Thank you for the great response. I am definitely going to try the brass rod test after I get my current project heat treated. So far I have been just...