help me with a Loveless knife

[Kevin Jones]

I have used paper towels and toilet paper to clean my glasses, and I can tell you right now that you're pretty much guaranteed to end up with scratches all over the place. That's with polycarbonate lenses, which are a whole lot harder than brass. I don't think I'd ever let these things get anywhere near my brass.

John: Any suggestions where I could get the 3M cloths you refer to?

9 times out of 10, it's not the contaminates or abrasives on the paper, but whats existing on the item being cleaned. That's why you are cleaning it right?

I would never rub a knife, glasses or any object dry with ANY material (even 3m cloths). Apply glass cleaner first as a lubricant/cleaner first, then wipe.

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

Hi John.
I'm not talking about "dry polishing", as I wouldn't do that with any material. As it would be the equivalent of use fine sandpaper. I'm speaking of hand polishing/cleaning using "Meguiar's" finish products on pre-clearcoat finishes on early Corvettes.
I like the 3m cloths though a little expensive.

brightred, thanks for sharing the clock photos.

thanks for the clarification , I automatically thought dry polishing and went , having seen numerous guys do exactly that , or use the feather duster /mop like dust remover dry on custom paint jobs always made me go

sorry for the misunderstanding , I aint had that 2nd cup of coffee yet.

 

[Michael Lovett]

No one looks at a cars paint a few inches at a time thru a 10x loop. We Do Knife blades. Paper has very fine sand particles in picked up in its natural growth as wood. It is never fully removed. Even our fingers are too rough. In fact, did you know that the final polish on the Hubble Space Telescope lens was applied over several years using nothing but finger tips rubbing the surface with no abrasives or polishing compound or media what so ever. Every media they tried was too abrasive. You can also polish brass beautifully using nothing but your finger tips.

Mike

 

[peterinct]

In fact, did you know that the final polish on the Hubble Space Telescope lens was applied over several years using nothing but finger tips rubbing the surface with no abrasives or polishing compound or media what so ever. Every media they tried was too abrasive. You can also polish brass beautifully using nothing but your finger tips.

Mike

While that may be true....I would imagine it would take more patience than watching paint dry.

I have experienced incredible finishes on tool handles made from woods such as cocobolo, that I finish to about 600 grit, and they become exceptionally smooth and shiny from handling. I use no finish, just the natural oil from the wood.

Sometimes, to satisfy my curiosity, I view things at high magnification such as 100X, 200X, and then it is very plain to see why paper, napkins, etc. are abrasive.

Peter

 

[Michael Lovett]

Man, I would love to play with that kind of magnification!

Mike

 

[Michael Lovett]

Brightred, I really enjoyed seeing the Clocks! NIce.

Mike

 

[peterinct]

Man, I would love to play with that kind of magnification!

Mike

Mike - If you are interested, you could probably pick up a decent microscope on ebay. A few years ago, it seems like some colleges must have upgraded to newer technology and there was a LOT of nice Bausch & Lomb scopes for sale. For under $100 you could get a very functional lab type scope.

I haven't looked lately but there were typically many to choose from.

Peter

 

[Bobby Branton]

Mike - If you are interested, you could probably pick up a decent microscope on ebay. A few years ago, it seems like some colleges must have upgraded to newer technology and there was a LOT of nice Bausch & Lomb scopes for sale. For under $100 you could get a very functional lab type scope.

I haven't looked lately but there were typically many to choose from.

Peter

I have a microscope for engraving that magnifies the piece 20 times larger and that is scary enough when you are looking at scratches.

 

[peterinct]

I have a microscope for engraving that magnifies the piece 20 times larger and that is scary enough when you are looking at scratches.

Bobby - try looking at a carpenter ant at about 20X or so...THAT is scary!!

In thinking about the Loveless knife, a question came to mind for Loveless collectors. Considering the knife has been well used as it is, would using it responsibly reduce the value?

Peter

 

[Michael Lovett]

I would use in in a heart beat!

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

I would use in in a heart beat!

As would I , its value is already in the " priceless " range , remember you could always find another Loveless , however , you will NEVER be able to get another Loveless from your friend. At the end of the day , it would be both a keeper and user to me.