Is there anyway to save this? (Oosic & Mosaic)

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I am not an experienced collector and have only started about a year ago. One of the mosaic knives I have had a minor abrasion and I reached out to the maker (don't want to name names as I don't think there was any malice) to see if anything could be done. He was very nice and offered to do take care of it for basically the shipping costs. Well this is what I got back and my heart broke to see what happened to it, the blade also feels like it was sharpened with a pumice stone. Is there anyway to restore it to its former glory? fyi the knife was not originally purchased through the maker.

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Edit: Not seeing the pics so I will post the link http://imgur.com/a/Jw2Mb
 
The edge looks like it has a pretty good burr... are you able to sharpen it yourself? If not, and if you want to keep it more as a collector... you could have someone like Jason or Josh put a nice edge on it (if they do that for collector knives)... or definitely a better edge than what's on there, even if you plan on using it.

Other than that, I don't see anything else? :confused:
 
That's a beautiful knife first off. If you have a strop strop it . If your going to use it ,if you aren't going to use it leave it alone .

When dealing in custom knives or when I've dealt with customs I only deal with the makers if I would of had an issue .

Most makers stand by their work , all that goes out the window if another shop puts tools to a knife .I honestly don't see what's wrong with that knife , but if you have a problem I'd talk with the maker .

He made of made a mistake and is willing to correct it , or whatever reason. Whatever it's best to deal with the source on these things.
 
cbwx34 said:
Good eye... looks like there is a difference between the two... hard to tell with the color differences...

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The side by side pic shows what I was worried about, the blade was a smooth consistent blend of colors, now it looks washed out and very splotchy. As mentioned previously, I am a neophyte when it comes to knives so I am still unfamiliar with all the terminology but I am going to keep on learning. The knife is definitely a favorite in my collection, only for display, and I hope I can get it back to its original beauty. I wonder if it may just be a better option to send it to the maker/forger of the damascus instead of the knife's maker?
Thanks for all the advice so far!!

Edit: I will post more pics when I get a chance. There is quite a bit of difference to its original look.
 
A beautiful knife like that, especially one that you bonded with as a favorite in your collection, getting... bleached or something.... what the hell?
I can see why your heart sank. I would be a little upset to say the least.

What did he say about it?
 
cbwx34 said:
Good eye... looks like there is a difference between the two... hard to tell with the color differences...

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It looks to me like a noticeable amount of steel was removed from the edge. If you look carefully at the details of the steel pattern next to the edge, you can see that some of the details from the left hand pic are no longer there in the right hand pic.

You take a chance anytime you send a knife out for work, even if you send it to the person who made it. No one is perfect, not even custom knife makers, and anyone can have a bad day. Something to consider before sending out ones prized knife.

Of the two pictures, I like the color of the blade on the right more than the one on the left. They seem more vibrant. But that's me, and an opinion based solely on the pics.
 
Isn't the color difference purely due to the amount of light when the pictures were taken? The blade on the right side does seem to be a bit narrower.
 
killgar said:
It looks to me like a noticeable amount of steel was removed from the edge. If you look carefully at the details of the steel pattern next to the edge, you can see that some of the details from the left hand pic are no longer there in the right hand pic.

You take a chance anytime you send a knife out for work, even if you send it to the person who made it. No one is perfect, not even custom knife makers, and anyone can have a bad day. Something to consider before sending out ones prized knife.

Of the two pictures, I like the color of the blade on the right more than the one on the left. They seem more vibrant. But that's me, and an opinion based solely on the pics.
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Yikes now I see it too.
There should be no reason to grind away that much. I measured where the one white line branches out and curves toward the edge. 9% of the whole blade width, gone.

What are the chances that the maker isn't a maker?
 
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sharp_edge said:
Isn't the color difference purely due to the amount of light when the pictures were taken? The blade on the right side does seem to be a bit narrower.
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No, the spotting is clearly visible and that means damaged finish or something along those lines. Browned steel or other types of finishes can be damaged by heat or certain chemicals. If the grinding heated the knife up too much well...
I'm not an expert or anything but I have heard these things plenty, I may be wrong, just a disclaimer - I don't want to pretend that I know things for certain that I do not.

It looks like a sort of bleaching effect or UV damage has occurred almost. I can circle the spots for you in a picture if you cannot see them.



Jens Schuetz said:
Yikes now I see it too.
There should be no reason to grind away that much. I measured where the one white line branches out and curves toward the edge. 9% of the whole blade width, gone.

What are the chances that the maker isn't a maker?
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Oh man, I noticed it before but I thought it might have just been the picture angle or something, so I didn't say anything. Now that I look at the pattern closely I can see that a significant regrind has occurred.
 
It doesn't seem possible the same individual who made it could have ground away that much steel and harmed the finish and color...
 
What was the minor abrasion? Was there a scratch in the blade? Some problem with the actual edge? If there was a scratch in the blade finish it might be impossible to change without affecting the finish.
 
It was just a faint scratch on the back of the blade but little things like that gnaw at me so I decided to contact the maker and here we are. The maker has been making knives a long time and is highly respected (at least as far as I know) and fairly well-known, I had no idea this was a possibility. I paid a pretty penny for it and know I can't stand to look at it, this is a tough lesson to learn. Here is a pic of the knife when it was being sold http://images.arizonacustomknives.com/Oosic_and_Damascus_Linerlock_162065.jpg
 
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