No no no no!!! Northfield barlow in the washing machine!!

Duncan my friend, sorry it happened but I think the battle scars look good and like wrinkles in one's face there lies a story.

I had an Old red bone Case #62055 that had deep horizontal scars like that, and I mean just like that. I had come across it in an antique store and thought it had spent its life rusting away in an old tool box...now I wonder if it had been submerged in water instead? It took one keen edge and was a super user.

I love the story it now tells Duncan:):cool::thumbup:
 
just think, what if you had given up and left it in there longer and it rusted thru, good thing you found it now!
 
Ah, come on now, tell us the truth. You did it just for the patina, right? ;)
Seriously though, glad you found it. :cool:
 
That's rotten, but you did find it. And you could end up telling some fantastic story about it falling into a lake and you dove down a week later to retrieve it. Don't beat yourself up too hard, we've all done things like that, sometimes worse.
 
Modoc ED said:
Don't feel bad Campbell. Been there done that but in my case it involved tar and maybe some J B Weld.

z2R7SpV.jpg


A little spit and polish and it cleaned up pretty good at this stage.

TT8Wdbb.jpg


I got it cleaned up even better but don't have a picture of it all bright and shiny. Sarah has it now.
Click to expand...

Ed, too funny-- as soon as I saw Duncan's first picture, I thought of you!

... And the above knife, and its companion, are among my favorites of all time.

IMG_7676.jpg~original


I shall take new photographs when time and daylight come together again!

Duncan, I feel for you, I really do. But as you've discovered, these knives can take a beating (and a dousing, and a hyper-patinating, and suffering at the hands of Ed the Tarminator), and come out smooth and cutty and ready for more work.

I'm mostly just so glad you found it, and that you found it in time to salvage it.

~ P.
 
I was a dam builder
Across a gasket deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Frontloader on the wild Maytag
I slipped and fell in the gasket hole below
I was buried in the tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around
I'll always be around and around and around and around

I fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side....
 
Gevonovich said:
I was a dam builder
Across a gasket deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Frontloader on the wild Maytag
I slipped and fell in the gasket hole below
I was buried in the tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around
I'll always be around and around and around and around

I fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side....
Click to expand...



Love that cash song
 
Yikes! That's a grail knife for me!

Good to see it survived the ordeal and only has a few wrinkles to remind you of its sea trials. Well washer follies perhaps. 😉

A far better outcome than truly lost, especially as it came from a friend. I'll be checking my pockets twice on laundry day from now on!

O
 
Well, around this porch we're often musing, "If this knife could talk, I wonder what stories it would have to tell..." Well, yours now does and apparently it's quite gabby!

You've made it yours and made it much more interesting for the tale of departure, initiation and triumphant return. A real Hero's Journey! (Props to Joseph Campbell).

Wasn't it Paul or Mark that had an Ebony barlow and gave the wood an accidental hydrochloric acid "patina"? THE WOODEN HANDLE! Hahaha. It still looked great. To me, wear and tear on traditional pocket knives just makes them better!

Oil, sharpen, carry, use, repeat! :)
 
Glad you found it Duncan ! :eek::thumbup::D

We all have different ideas of what good patina is, but, that knife looks a bit homely to my eye now. :o

You could always cut two 1" wide x 3/4" tall by 3" long pieces of flat hardwood. Lay the blade across one piece and start with 1 inch wide strips of cut sandpaper or emery and wrap tight around one end of the other. 150-220-320, and finish with 400 if you are going to vinegar it, which I would. Sand the direction of the original grind and the swedges will remain crisp. The goal for me would be to leave some of the pits for character, but, I think most of it would come out without too much blade loss. Whatever you decide, I wish you the best and show us the results. Happy holidays my friend ! ;):)

Just some light rubbing with 800 and 2000 would bring that Blackwood back to a nice lustre, IMO. :)

Alternatively - a trip with the story back to GEC might be another option. ;)
 
Last edited:
That Ebony survived just great!


I bet bone or antler would have fared much much worse!
 
Im terribly sorry to let down the Porch and show that in doing this, I deserve a bit of a hard time
:o:p:D
Noo Noooo Nooo No No.
On the contrary M' Dear fella!
Don't feel bad Duncs.
It could have happened to anyone.......
but it didn't.
You Krazy Kiwi Klutz.
[video]https://youtu.be/SBmAPYkPeYU[/video]
Merry Xmas.
 
A heart-breaking experience, but at least it's been found and is working well. A few battle scars to add genuine character to it.
 
Wow you are lucky you found it when you did! I have washed a knife before, but fortunately it so how stayed in my pocket. Your knife just has that aged look now... Think of it as a constant reminder to check you pockets:)
 
At least you found it, Duncan!

Actually, that blade has a look that you could never recreate, and it will always have this story to tell.

I am happy that the story ends with you finding your knife as so many stories end with uncertainty as to the whereabouts of the blade in question.

Keep that one close as it is obvious that it is destined to be Duncan's Knife for many years to come.

Now, will we see people using laundry detergent to patina their blades as a result of your experience?

Merry Christmas.

best

mqqn
 
I've given a few knives a ride in the Whirlpool over the years, Duncan. I'm a total fanatic about checking my pockets now.

I'm glad you found that beauty. The bloom maybe off the rose but that's still a fine lookin' knife.
 
I did the exact same thing with my tc ancient ebony which is by far my favorite knife. Looked for it for a week and a half and my wife found it in the washer the other day. She called me at work and told me so I had her send a picture. It softened the edge on the bare end of it but other than that it's perfect.

hey it adds character so now I like it even more.
 
Thank you EVERYONE for the very kind comments ( including ol Meako - from prisoner Island ), this event seems to have created a lot of thought!

Thanks for letting me off the Hook Paul Matey.
 
Don't erase that story, Duncan!!
Keep it for posterity! It would remind me of my foibles and keep me humble, yet it is still a great looking knife to use!
Took a lickin' and kept on tickin'!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top