Found a Kershaw groove, but blade has some kind of oxidation - rescue done!

jprime84

jprime84

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This is at a pawn shops website, but I cant tell what the deal is with the discoloration in the grooves. Rust? I thought 14C28N was pretty corrosion resistant. Steer clear?

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It's the bead blasted finish. Terrible idea for knives, yet it is so prevalent. It mars easily, butchers rust resistance, and looks really tacky to me.
 
That is a classic Kershaw. If the price is not too bad, I would buy it, then polish and stonewash the blade; it would make a great user since the new has already been knocked off of it! ;-)
 
scottabrandeberry said:
That is a classic Kershaw. If the price is not too bad, I would buy it, then polish and stonewash the blade; it would make a great user since the new has already been knocked off of it! ;-)
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What do you think is a fair asking price given the condition?
 
That's a real shame. The Groove is an absolute beauty to my eyes, but getting that cleaned up is going to take a bit of effort. I bought one "like new" a couple years ago, and someone had done a horrendous sharpening job on it. I was lucky that a local shop was able to able to make it right, and for cheap enough that I still ended up getting a good deal on the knife despite the condition being a far cry from what the seller promised.

Anyway, I concur with LeathermanGX on the $40 offer, give or take a few bucks depending on the overall condition.
 
Yep. Rust due to bead blasted finish. Should come off pretty easy though. It's probably just surface stuff with no deep pits. Doesn't look unfixable at all to me.
 
arg, I ended up emailing them about it and I agreed to $50 shipped. I hope AntDog is right that I can get the blade finish set and it will be a great user.
 
I like the Groove. Antdog is correct and that surface rust will come right off.
 
Yeah, doesn't look like a big deal to me. It's a great knife and I'm sure you'll enjoy the hell out of it.
 
If anyone can enlighten this poor soul... why is bead blast inherently more prone to rust? That is what it sounds like from the thread. I know a bead blast finish when I see it, but I couldn't say how the actually process works, sadly.
 
RedLynx said:
If anyone can enlighten this poor soul... why is bead blast inherently more prone to rust? That is what it sounds like from the thread. I know a bead blast finish when I see it, but I couldn't say how the actually process works, sadly.
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Because it opens the pores of the metal surface and can trap moisture and other junk leading to oxidation. Think tiny craters, like the surface of the moon but more uniform. A satin finish or stone wash finish doesn't necessarily hold moisture or debris because the surface is flatter and does not have any pockets to speak of.
 
RevDevil said:
Because it opens the pores of the metal surface and can trap moisture and other junk leading to oxidation. Think tiny craters, like the surface of the moon but more uniform. A satin finish or stone wash finish doesn't necessarily hold moisture or debris because the surface is flatter and does not have any pockets to speak of.
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Makes a lot of sense, thanks!
 
jprime84 said:
arg, I ended up emailing them about it and I agreed to $50 shipped. I hope AntDog is right that I can get the blade finish set and it will be a great user.
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Considering the increasing difficulty in finding this model NIB or LNIB, I think that you bought it right (or really close to it). I picked up a used black tanto version for $40, and it lookes like someone tried to sharpen it on a grinder, but otherwise is in pretty decent shape. I guess that I have a long session on the Wicked Edge ahead of me with that one, but it will be worth it to have one that I will actually not feel bad about carrying and using hard. Enjoy!
 
Like red devil said plus the beads may have been contaminated wit carbon steel.
 
I've got a Groove as well, it gets this from time to time. Some Flitz or Super Premium Polishing Paste will take it right out. :)
 
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