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One thing I was not expecting when I started this ambitious endeavor was how dang difficult the etching would be. With the @bakerforge AEB-L CuMai, I find a double etch gives the best result. That would mean that the first etch is done before glue up, and then when the spine is reground to make everything perfectly flush, I re-etch at the end to bring back all the colours on the spine, and a good deep etch on the bevels.

HOWEVER

What I was planning was etching the meteorite guard through the second etch to etch everything together. What I didn't expect was all the copper in the blade and in the spacer to dissolve into the acid (expected) but then stick to the meteorite basically plating the guard in copper. As you can imagine, this caused several hours of headache trying to remedy this to give a good even finish. The joys of making. But, having a guard that's been traveling through space for 4.6 billion years is worth it.

You may ask "why etch the meteorite?" Well because munionalusta meteorite is mainly iron so when you cut, grind, and sand it to shape, it has a silver colour like any regular iron. However, when you etch it a pattern known as a widmanstatten pattern emerges. This crystalline structure is so large and visible that the only possible way for it to form is to very slowly cool for billions of years. This is how you know it's a real meteorite, as this pattern can't be man-made. 
 
Blade: AEB-L core Baker CuMai
Guard: 4.6 billion y/o munionalusta meteorite
Pin: 925 silver with black spinel gemstones
Spacers: black G10 and copper
Handle: Black dyed maple burl

Statistics.

Style: Hidden tang Sheepsfoot
Steel: AEB-L core Baker CuMai
HRc: ≈ 62
Overall length: 8.25"
Blade length: 3.25"
Cutting edge: 3.125"
Stock: ⅛"