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[hotbossa]

Does the stripper dull the edge?

 

[TAGannon]

Strippers do not dull the edge. I find they make it harder.

 

[The Government]

Here is an older picture of my Izula. It was taken after a lime-patina. I just cut up a lime and dabbed the Izy every 15 minutes for a couple hours until most of the blade was darkened.

Here is an "after picture." This photo was taken after I got back from an extremely wet day hike in a tropical jungle. It rained continuously and the hike was all upstream -I really wanted to see just how bad rusting could get. I took the blade out every 15 minutes or so to wipe off the oxidation-grit. It saw a fair amount of use that day as well. Here are the results:

Not bad eh?

 

[fixer]

Does the stripper dull the edge?

no, but they'll take all your money!

 

[cricketdave]

add a couple of pics of my 6 stripped and mustard patina and dyed the scales.

take it easy
cricket

 

[JGON]

Does the stripper dull the edge?

In my experience, yes.

Strippers do not dull the edge. I find they make it harder.

What are we talking about again?

Seriously though, I did find both when I stripped my Izula and my Junglas that the edge was gone after the chemical stripping process. It was a paint and finish remover. Each chemical may be different, but I needed to resharpen both knives afterwards as they had dulled.

Here they are....

JGON

 

[TAGannon]

In my experience, yes.



What are we talking about again?

Seriously though, I did find both when I stripped my Izula and my Junglas that the edge was gone after the chemical stripping process. It was a paint and finish remover. Each chemical may be different, but I needed to resharpen both knives afterwards as they had dulled.


Actually I was trying to be funny and serious all at the same time. It may be coincidence, but, both knives I’ve stripped seem to have a harder edge than the non-stripped knives I have. The stripping process did not at all dull my edge. I use the Citrus Stripper purchased at a national hardware chain. I won’t name names, but the initials are H.D. I soak it for 4-5 days with Saran Wrap over the container. I’m sure that is over kill, but the coating sure sloughs off very easily.

Now, all you guys with the truly amazing patina patterns, what happens the first time you go to use a metal polish on it to clean it up, does it go Bye-Bye? I would guess it does. So, you must stick with soap and water. After all that work with mustard and such, it would be sad to see it disappear.

 

[bomber_man_jj]

Bump for more pics.

 

[BrockLV]

 

[TAGannon]

Looking good.

 

[tygerstyle]

Fresh image, after some woorworking

http://img529.imageshack.us/f/patina.jpg/

 

[TTTis]

 

[Smokinape]

Why do folks do this? Not making fun, just really don't understand...

 

[DH1]

Why do folks do this? Not making fun, just really don't understand...

It looks more "traditional" I'd guess. I really dig it although I've never done it.

 

[blgoode]

Nice Thread. I always prefer a patina than a thick coating for many reasons.

 

[RJ79]

Looks good guys!


I like the izula with the hest scales, nice job.

 

[goodeyesniper]

stripped it. scraped it. Think I might have spent a minute sanding it a bit, as the finish is strange with the coating off. But pretty much could have skipped that step. Then I cut up a bunch of plums that my neighbor had graciously donated to me (or, they neglected to prune their branch that overhangs our fence and yields a ton of fruit) for a fruit salad, and just let the knife sit with the juice on it for 45 minutes or so.

very light patina, not sure how I feel about it, though.

 

[TTTis]

Why do folks do this? Not making fun, just really don't understand...

Just a fun way of red rust prevention for those who don't like coating on their knives.