"Old Knives"

Oldy said:
@lithiim not sure you want to try my idea because I'm fairly certain there's alot more knowledgeable then me in this thread,but I had an old hunting knife I found that had a blade in really rough shape,at first I used polishing sandpaper and didn't do to much except showcase how rough it was,so then used it to shave or whittle thousands of pieces trying to make sure the blade rubbed against the wood which gave it alot better look,i then rubbed it over and over against rough moose hide and then some more whittling and bit more over the moose hide,after that i let a patina begin,it was very much appealing to my eyes,but than again it was headed for the waste bin,now my buddies son has it or had it.
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I've always done natural patinas. But for the last few days I've been forcing one with an apple and I did do one round of boiling vinegar. It's coming along and the patina is doing a decent job of hiding some of these Dremel marks. But I do need it to be quite dark.

I'll probably do as you say and just start to use it hard. I think it will look less abused and more used over time. I can always remove steel at a later date if I really feel the need to. Can't add that steel back on though 😝
 
Picked up this little lobster, with it's case, at a flea market in Berlin.

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