I wonder if a fine sandpaper and 0000 steel wool would do it?
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I wonder if a fine sandpaper and 0000 steel wool would do it?
they sold for $30 in Walmart ( the only place that had them) in the 2007 Christmas season. They went down to $26 on the Walmart Web site nad less in some stores. I guess the $20 he is selling them for is only 33% off, but they are not around anywhere else.....
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Still seems to me like a spectacular deal.:thumbup:
It is. It won't be long until they will bring $35 or more.
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They already do sometimes. I sold one to a guy at work (didn't like him all that much) for $50. I showed him a BIN on Ebay for the same knife at $49.99 + Shipping. He jumped on it for $50 even. I gave a few away to guys on my crew.
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Thanks fritz... I got one... ... I think $20 is a great deal... A good old 110 is $28.98 at WM now... 
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... I think $20 is a great deal... A good old 110 is $28.98 at WM now... ....
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I had to buy five of those...to good a deal.
I've got a fair amount of nice Ironwood that needs a new home.
I've got a fair amount of nice Ironwood that needs a new home.
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Thanks fritz... I got one...
Good deal ITE-glad to help. :thumbup:
I bought the last seven he had on Amazon the other day. They are scheduled to be here today.
Well I thought I got the last seven. I received the package today and it only had one knife in it and a bill showing a charge for seven. I wondered why UPS tracking showed the package weighing only 2 lbs. Now I know. I hope it gets straighten out without a hassle.
No I haven't Tom. I sent him an email Thursday about 6PM EDT. I called Amazon and they said to give him 2 to 3 days to respond. It has only been 2 days and a holiday weekend also so I will wait until Monday afternoon for him to respond before contacting them again. I don't understand why they didn't change the bill when they packed the knife. There was no note or anything explaining why the other 6 knives were not in there. I may have to send a picture of the box with the knife in it as proof or something. As a last resort I will contact my CC.
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The etch can be removed by buffing. I used tripoli, blending, yellow rouge and finish with green. You need to do both sides to ensure the "texture" looks the same when finished and the etch goes fairly deep on some of the knives.
The 2nd way I remove them is faster - I use a 600 grit, 7 1/2 inch diameter wet diamond wheel to remove about 90% of the etch and then buff out the rest. I find that matches the factory "texture" better but I dont think you can do it by hand as the "grain" would run the wrong way if you sand the length of the knife rather than just in the concave area of the etch across the blade as I can with the diamond sanding wheels.
The 2nd way I remove them is faster - I use a 600 grit, 7 1/2 inch diameter wet diamond wheel to remove about 90% of the etch and then buff out the rest. I find that matches the factory "texture" better but I dont think you can do it by hand as the "grain" would run the wrong way if you sand the length of the knife rather than just in the concave area of the etch across the blade as I can with the diamond sanding wheels.
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Joe Houser has stated in previous threads that Buck uses a 3M ScotchBrite wheel on the mfg line to give the blades that "brushed" look...The drawback is that they run ~$45 each for a 1" x 6" wheel...
http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/product_info.php?products_id=130
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