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SHOULD I POLISH BLADES OF OLD KNIVES?
Will appreciate any advise.
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on -
Terrence, I think the whole thing here is having fun. That's why alot of us are into knives...for the fun of it. I might have an old carbon steel fixed blade that was used cleaning fish and gators for years at a fish market in the swamp that probably has a net worth of 2 bucks but to me its priceless. Thats collectability. We need to remember we are all into this knife business for fun.
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Permalink Reply by terrence ellington on
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I couldn't agree more, Robert, and part of that fun is sharing it with you guys.
Don said:
but sometimes we run into a few GEMS along the way....
Robert Burris said:
Terrence, I think the whole thing here is having fun. That's why alot of us are into knives...for the fun of it. I might have an old carbon steel fixed blade that was used cleaning fish and gators for years at a fish market in the swamp that probably has a net worth of 2 bucks but to me its priceless. Thats collectability. We need to remember we are all into this knife business for fun.
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Permalink Reply by perry coleman on
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I think there's a lot to be said for an old 1095 carbon steel blade havin a little patina to it. That being said, I have polished and cleaned my share in the last several years though. The ones I cleaned, were cleaned because of display purposes mainly. I had these old counter top displays that needed to have new lookin knives on them. So I bought a lot of these at flea markets and swap meets and found the cards after years of searchin on ebay. Can you say obsession?
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Ok, here are the knives I was talkin bout.
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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on
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That is a sweet display Perry. Good looking and fun!!!
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Thanks Jan, it has been alot of fun to collect these. I bet I've spent several hours polishing, cleaning and oiling these older cells. Most of these have really good snap still too!
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I just love those old counter top displays. That is a great look!
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Any body ever hear of http://www.hoppes.com/index.htm for cleaning and polishing!
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Hey Steve, I haven't. I use Birchwood Casey gun scrubber on all my older knives then I blow them out with compressed air.
Then I oil them down with Quick Release oil.
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It was recommended by another member. Honestly never heard of it or used it but they have an interesting site.
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Yep, it's the truth too. I'm a total sceptic but it does work, sometimes even brings total snap back
to the blades.
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Here's my solid cells so far, got more comin in next week.
perry coleman said:Yep, it's the truth too. I'm a total sceptic but it does work, sometimes even brings total snap back
to the blades.
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