Clean or Dirty SARsquatch?

Which finish do you prefer on the SARsquatch?

  • Polished

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  • Patina

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v3romel

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So there has been some discussion in the past regarding the Busse SARsquatch CF and it's "beautiful" decarb layer finish. I have always personally preferred my blades to look worn and rugged, but many others like to keep them a bit more aesthetically clean. Unfortunately, it's hard to keep the patina on the CF Squatch "regulated" and by that I mean that I have gotten some uneven patina on the blade (which I'm totally cool with) but I think it scared people off when I listed it for sale. I could always just polish it clean and shiny, but before I did that, I wanted to get some opinions from you guys. Which do you prefer? Clean and polished, or uneven patina?
 
I'm totally cool with a squatch that has a mottled patina as well. I actually prefer it.
 
That's a good question! I picked this one up pretty inexpensively for a project knife, I love the way it turned out but there is something very alluring about a natural patina beater!
But think about the fun you would have getting a natural patina back on a polished one:D

If your selling it I would leave it as is, maybe discount it a little in-case the new owner wants to send it to the Busse Spa. If you polish it, it may just turn off even more people than the patina does.
So my vote is Patina!




 
^ What he said. For a good user I think most would prefer the patina , and for a collection piece most would rather have the CS take care of it.
BTW nice job salvo!
 
If there is decarb on the blade you need to get it off. It will rust as many did.
Decarb is not the same as a patina, and alot(or all) of that model(and the comp HR) had decarb left from the factory.
The newer Comp models don't have it.

You need to clean the decarb off of that model.
A Patina will keep a knife from rusting, and decarb will cause a knife to rust.
 
Ken44 said:
If there is decarb on the blade you need to get it off. It will rust as many did.
Decarb is not the same as a patina, and alot(or all) of that model(and the comp HR) had decarb left from the factory.
The newer Comp models don't have it.

You need to clean the decarb off of that model.
A Patina will keep a knife from rusting, and decarb will cause a knife to rust.
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What he said. SARSquatch was one of the first Busse knives with the CF option. They have since learned to do a better job of removing the decarb surface layer left over from the HT process. Use a ScotchBrite or sandpaper to remove the surface decarb and get down to raw INFI.
 
resinguy said:
What he said. SARSquatch was one of the first Busse knives with the CF option. They have since learned to do a better job of removing the decarb surface layer left over from the HT process. Use a ScotchBrite or sandpaper to remove the surface decarb and get down to raw INFI.
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Thanks for the info resinguy, that's really helpful. So I think those spots are concentrated decarb spots that I should probably remove.
 
Laser beams and pixie dust.


Wait, what were we talking about?






I would also clean the decarb off it it was mine. It does promote actual rust. Not hard at all.
 
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