does anyone know of any common household chemicals that can be used to etch steel for knife making?

I am wanting to etch some designs into the length of the blade on both sides. I am hoping that there is a chemical combination of common cleaners, etc, such as bleach, baking soda, ammonia, windex, or something that I can apply which will litterally eat down into the steel several thousandths of an inch. Even if it eats out .001 of an inch at a time.