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Greetings all, I got bored at work last week and decided to play with my "desk knife", an Opinel no.8 drop-point. I first cleaned the blade with soap and water, dried it, then wiped down thoroughly with alcohol. I immersed the blade into vinegar and was going to let it sit for 24 hrs. Unfortunately, I forgot it for an additional day. I slightly miscalculated the depth of vinegar and allowed the liquid to contact the wood. :grumpy: So, of course the wood swelled up and it was difficult to open and close for about 3 days. Works fine now though.
The pluses:
The blade has a flat, almost black patina on it. (Hence "tactical"
)
The cons:
There is some rust down in the pivot area, and a little staining on the locking collar. I hope someone can chime in with what I can do for this.
How long does the patina hold up? I have already scratched it while trying to rub off some surface rust that formed with the prolonged immersion. If I re-immerse it, will the scratched areas fill in and become uniform looking again?
All in all, kinda fun in a simple way. I wish I had about a dozen more of these drop point no. 8's. By far my favorite Opie.
The pluses:
The blade has a flat, almost black patina on it. (Hence "tactical"
)The cons:
There is some rust down in the pivot area, and a little staining on the locking collar. I hope someone can chime in with what I can do for this.
How long does the patina hold up? I have already scratched it while trying to rub off some surface rust that formed with the prolonged immersion. If I re-immerse it, will the scratched areas fill in and become uniform looking again?
All in all, kinda fun in a simple way. I wish I had about a dozen more of these drop point no. 8's. By far my favorite Opie.