Here are some pics of my 4th of July knife (as a work in progress).
Ordered red white and blue G10 handle scales this afternoon... =)
After hardening and tempering, the lower etched areas will be much darker.
I use band saw for rough outline, then grinding and filing for final shape and bevels.
The images are just etched deeply into the metal.
I built a DC etcher out of an old PC power supply.
Here is my completed 4th of July knife!
The flag etching did not turn out as dark as I thought it would.
Buffing the blade I think cleaned it up. Still like the effect tho'