Advice on blade clean-up?

Will York

Will York

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The pic below is a Busse Basic #5 with stag grips installed by Dennis Riley. The blade was bead-blasted by the Busse shop before I sent it to Dennis, but I didn’t tell Dennis the blade wasn’t stainless (my bad), and it accumulated a little surface oxidation while in his shop. He hit the blade with a buffer to clean it up before sending it to me, but the finish is now uneven, and I’m wondering if someone could help me with a suggestion as to how I might put a good using finish on the blade that would be a little more attractive-- and one that I could restore from time to time without too much difficulty?

Could this be accomplished with Flitz, steel wool, or sandpaper, if the guard were protected with something like painter’s tape? Any tips on exactly what products to use, where to buy them, and technique would really be appreciated.

Thanks!

Will
 
Bead blasting wont make an uneven finish look all that great . What you see , might be what you get.

You could put a nice hand sanded finish on it. It's very easy to clean up if you intend to use it.
 
Mark Williams said:
You could put a nice hand sanded finish on it. It's very easy to clean up if you intend to use it.
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Thanks, Mark.

Can you recommend what to use for the hand-sanding, where I can buy it, and any tips on the best technique? Also, best way to protect the guard?

Thanks again-
Will
 
WILL YORK said:
Thanks, Mark.

Can you recommend what to use for the hand-sanding, where I can buy it, and any tips on the best technique? Also, best way to protect the guard?

Thanks again-
Will
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I'm not Master Mark but here is some good info for you on hand rubbing:

http://www.engnath.com/public/handrub.htm

http://www.homestead.com/beknivessite2/handrubbing.html

By the way, if by "uneven" you mean that sections of the finish are brighter than others (and not that the surface depth or grind marks are uneven) you could tape it off and bead/abrasive blast it again with good results.

If you have access to some machinery, you might also look at putting a brushed finish on it with a Scotchbrite belt or wheel (same proviso as above applies).

That's a nice looking knife.

Regards,
Greg
 
A way that I found that works nicely is to use a green Scotchbrite(r) pad. Lie it out flat on a flat surface, lie the blade flat or angled so the spine "digs in" (so the edge doesn't "dig in" and round) and stroke spine leading in one direction only. Keeps a nice satin on my Queen D2's. Should work pretty well on that one as well.
 
Thanks for that search, Mark. Looks like everything I'll need. Sorry I didn't think of it myself, but I appreciate the help very much.

Thanks to you, too, Greg, for the links and to MarkPinTx for the tips.

Ken-Don't have a buffer, but thanks just the same.

Will
 
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