That turned out really bad ass. What did you use to make the stencil? This is some thing I've been looking into for marking firearms. Right now I'm leaning more towards eletroetching my self.
That explains why it looked the way it did. Really neat idea.I used letter stickers my fiancee had painted the knife with nail polish and when it was tacky I took the stickers off. but the electro etching is one I'm going to try next, pretty much white vinegar and a battery or another DC supply, but I'm not sure how well it'll work on coated/plated metal.
I tried it the other day and it kinda worked (not really). I tried using the battery method with a 9V and 7 amp 12v battery. So either I didn't get my solution right or I didn't have enough power. I might try it with a DC power supply I have but I think the current limit setting on it won't allow it to work.That explains why it looked the way it did. Really neat idea.
If you do the electro etching I would love to see your set up and pictures. I've been really amazed with some of the work I've seen so far using some very basic systems.