Making a fixed blade pocket knife from high carbon steel

I tried a new acid mix to etch the blade. I used a mixture that was recommended in a video I saw by Evader Knives. At least it's how I remember the video. When I tried to reference the video before my acid etch I couldn't find it. The acid mixture is not really an exact measured amount but it is approximately 45% ferric chloride, 45% water and 10% apple cider vinegar. The etch is darker than etches I have done before but I think I could have got an even darker etch by doing longer cycles or more cycles of the blade in the acid.

I meant to record the final weigh-in of the knife compared to my lightweight Benchmade Osborne 940-1 folding knife but I forgot to do that. Since the sheath should be included in the total weight of the knife I will make sure to do a weight-comparison in the sheath-making video.

About the knife:

Steel: 1095 High carbon steel, comes with hamon. Acid etched.
Handle: Stabilized box elder burl/epoxy resin hybrid with black G10 liners and pins, custom logo pin


Thanks for watching.