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BladeKnoob

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I recently purchased a couple of knives directly from Europe and they appear to me that there is a manufacturing defect and rust has formed underneath the protective coatings with some pitting, but I'm not entirely sure. I tried wiping with some oil and cloth and nothing came off. The options in front of me are 1. I can return them at my expense or 2. I guess I can try to deal with them (remove coating, polish, patina). Or am I wrong, it's not rust?

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These nooby education threads always turn out bad...:D

Are you sure it is coated? Looks more like they left the finish raw.
 
To remove the coating, if there is one, probably is, . . . use lacquer thinner. Don't get it on the finish on the handle.

Once you scrub off the rust, steel wool works good and doesn't scratch up the blade too much the best patina I have found comes from raw tomato.

If the rust fights you and you want it all off you could use a red or green 3M scrub pad but that is going to effect the looks of the grind on the blade more.

Some times some light brown haze on a blade fresh from the factory can be there to "Prove" the heat treat to the buyer. When the steel is annealed to a good working state for a wood working tool it is light brown . . . maybe straw color. Mine are more light brown than straw on fine Japanese woodworking saws. Straw and the teeth might snap off under hard use (harder wood and a thin edge or knot).

Fun knives to have . . . don't send them back.
 
These nooby education threads always turn out bad...
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Yaaaaaaaah . . . you may be right Kniferbro . . . remember what happened LAST TIME . . . all the blood ! !

BladeKnoob,

It might be better if you just set the knives down . . . flat on the floor . . . where you are . . . and back away slow.
I'm sure Blade Forums has an "Operative" in your area that can be there today to "safely" dispose of these dangerous "weapons".

These are SHARP, dangerous objects why they got shipped to innocent civilians needs to be investigated.

Oh and BladeKnoob . . . in the mean time, lock the doors and windows to this room . We don't want these to fall into the wrong hands.

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These type of knife are for using. Quite a lot of European knives are made to have a rustic look, or will take on a used patina pretty quickly. There is a real following for a well loved and used knife look and the quicker it gets there the better. A bit of a culture thing. Often its mirror polish or rustic patina. Hand made at this price should be practical if not a bit agricultural looking. Deep in a grallock who cares what the knife looks like so long as it does the job. A regularly used knife keeps a look when wiped and regularly oiled.
Its not always the case but with classic "country" knives it is common.


Now that might not what you were expecting. I might not be completely right either, just what I think is the case. Tricky with keepers, but not such a worry if you are using it. There isn't the swopping and dealing culture with these types either. The basic designs have been made forever it seems. Vintage or really old ones might demand a premium but not often. An individual buys or is given a knife and then keeps it and might even pass it down. Its a tool for using not an investment thing. Having said that some people collect from all the makers however big or small. The return is the enjoyment of ownership only.

So I wouldn't worry too much about it. Some say they are worth more when they show some history. Well that my take on it.
 
Roselli knives are solid users, made for use in some of the harshest lands in the world. I have both the Hunter and the Carpenter. The Carpenter is an excellent personal utility knife. Rub a little oil on the blade and go whittle a lot of wood with it. Cut rope and cardboard. Use it to prepare food. Then look at how nicely it holds up to these different tasks.
 
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