(And my thanks to Gary Kennedy who brought it to mind.)

Two things you might need to know about both cleaning up knives and them keeping them in place. Let me give you my thoughts on the cheap way first and then the fancy pain-in-the-tuchas expensive way.…

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Any of you use desiccants to protect your collections? If so, where do you live, (how humid?) and in what what do you keep your knives? (I make drawer cases for all manner of collectors -and lots of knife collectors- and wonder if I ought to help them worry about corrosion.)
Bill

What a nice bunch of GOB's you'll are! Many Welcomes! Feel right to home.



So much so, that I have to ask a question. Years ago someone told me that

when you sharpen a good knife, you are not only grinding away the bits

you don't want, but you are also 'smearing' just a few molecules up to

the very edge where they kind'a re-attach and make for extra sharp edge.

He (and while I ain't sure who it was -it sure sounds like a GOB story)

also said stainless steel… Continue

Howdy !

Enjoyed you all's previous blogs. May I offer a couple of thought on displaying knives? I write for collectors of every stripe and have a couple of articles specific to displaying knives. Check out...

Displaying Knives -on the wall

Displaying Knives -on the flat

And I welcome any questions you might have on displaying… Continue