Help hand rubbed finish vs satin finish

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Knife center has a similar knife with just a satin finish but its very close to this model





 
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Based on the photos,that Knife Center piece looks like the maker did a pretty good job of copying Pena, screw for screw and color for color.

Paul
 
sheathmaker said:
Based on the photos,that Knife Center piece looks like the maker did a pretty good job of copying Pena, screw for screw and color for color.

Paul
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Not sure what you mean are you saying the knifecenter version is not made by Pena? It is advertised as a Pena
 
I did see on another knife pic of his that one of his blades is advertised as "Hand rubbed satin finish blade with belt satin finished grinds" whatever that means
 
let's not get into a conversion regarding knife retailers and that sort of stuff, else the thread will get moved

'satin finish' is a misnomer, since most knives I've seen do not come upholstered

semantics aside, what are understood to be satin finishes can be applied either by hand or by machine. If the scratches go lengthwise along the blade, chances are they be applied by hand, and this is usually done on the flats. If the scratches go perpendicular to the edge, they are definitely applied by machine, and they'll be on the bevel

the knife in question here likely is hand finished on the flats, and machine finished on the bevel and looks to be finished to a similarly high grit in both places. I don't know if I'd call it a satin finish or not, but someone did and that's good enough for me since I don't care either way

in my mind, a hand rubbed finish can show scratches, or be mirror finished. The point being, this finish is applied by hand.
 
Lorien said:
let's not get into a conversion regarding knife retailers and that sort of stuff, else the thread will get moved

'satin finish' is a misnomer, since most knives I've seen do not come upholstered

semantics aside, what are understood to be satin finishes can be applied either by hand or by machine. If the scratches go lengthwise along the blade, chances are they be applied by hand, and this is usually done on the flats. If the scratches go perpendicular to the edge, they are definitely applied by machine, and they'll be on the bevel

the knife in question here likely is hand finished on the flats, and machine finished on the bevel and looks to be finished to a similarly high grit in both places. I don't know if I'd call it a satin finish or not, but someone did and that's good enough for me since I don't care either way

in my mind, a hand rubbed finish can show scratches, or be mirror finished. The point being, this finish is applied by hand.
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Thank you for the explanation
 
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