My first salesman's sample... anything you can do about out gas corrosion?

You could rub it with oil or use a pencil eraser, that will get rid of any active rust. Those are the least intrusive ways; I would not recommend "cleaning" it.
 
Watch out!!!:eek:
If the corrosion is from deteriorating handles, you need to rehandle it!!!
I have been through a dozen celluloid melt-downs, and have shared the experience with Bernie Levine, and Dennis Ellingson of the Oregon Knife Club. They have both written articles!
I tried to preserve one, and the internal corrosion ate almost all the way through a liner!!!
A word to the wise!!!:cool:
 
Hard to be certain from the pic, but those covers look to be made from wood. It was likely stored near a celluloid clad knife. Do you still recommend rehandling it Charlie? waynorth waynorth
 
If the handles are ebony or cocobolo then maybe a quick agitation bath in warm water/baking soda solution to neutralize any acidic residue, then dry and oil.
 
You can “color” the rust away with a #2 lead pencil. Then gently wipe clean
 
kamagong said:
Hard to be certain from the pic, but those covers look to be made from wood. It was likely stored near a celluloid clad knife. Do you still recommend rehandling it Charlie? waynorth waynorth
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HMMM? I did a blow-up of the knife, and it looks like a synthetic, man-made material.
What say you Mr North Shore??
North Shore North Shore
 
I don't see any shrinkage of the covers, and the shield and bolsters aren't corroded, nor are the blades corroded above the liners.
From my (thankfully) limited experiance with outgassing celluloid, I don't think that is the issue.
All the knives I had with outgassing celluloid had shrinkage, corroded bolsters and shield, and the blades were black above the liners.

I'll shut up and get lost now. :)
 
waynorth said:
HMMM? I did a blow-up of the knife, and it looks like a synthetic, man-made material.
What say you Mr North Shore??
North Shore North Shore
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I guess that's the Million Dollar Question. Are the covers celluloid or was the knife simply stored near the stuff? The remedy taken very much depends on that answer.
 
My opinion for what it's worth, just carefully use some oil and 0000 steel wool on the corrosion only just to stop the corrosion, it will still be stained but that is the history of the knife.
The knife looks to be ebony to me so I don't think this is celluloid off gassing, I feel this type of corrosion comes from a knife sitting unused for decades and the exposed surfaces get corrosion. I'm showing 2 examples of what I'm talking about, The little used Electric jack has a defined line of corrosion near the tang on both blades. The Case pruner is even more dramatic, shows the line of corrosion very well, most likely this knife sat unused for years in a damp environment like a garden shed.
Great knife by the way North Shore!


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North Shore said:
Yes it is an ebony handled knife, from Empire. Very tight grain and gap free transitions.
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I am happy for you that it is wood, NS!!!
I did say IF!!
If it's wood, the finest steel wool can often remove the corrosion from the metal parts!!
Try several rubs with Blue Magic metal polish first, to see if that works, IMO!
Nice knife!!:thumbsup:
 
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