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Thanks for the feedback everyone!
I have no idea what the rectangular portion of the knife is, but I never saw it until I started sanding it. I didn't notice it before when I stripped it or after I put on the patina. If I were to guess, I'd say it is most likely some marks from the machining when the blade was ground... I bet the guys over at Rowen could answer that question.
I enjoy tinkering with my blades, and the Junglas has been a good sport. Just like my Izula though, the original patina that I forced on the blade eventually gave way to the "user satin finish" of bare steel lightly sanded with 400 grit sandpaper. This is how my user knives end up because eventually they all need the outer layer of steel to be touched up to clean up any corrosion, and hand sanding with sandpaper is one of the easiest ways for me to get that done.
I have an ESEE-4 that is still coated, but soon it is going to get stripped and get a patina forced on it as well. I will experiment a little with a patterned patina, but then once I get that baby out in the woods and moisture starts to do it's thing on the bare steel, it too will evolve to the user satin finish that all of my ESEE's eventually succumb to.
The more ESEE knives you own, the more you can experiment with patina's, finishes, edge types, etc!
I've got the Izula, ESEE-4, and Junglas. I'm thinking a 5 or 6 is next.
JGON
I have no idea what the rectangular portion of the knife is, but I never saw it until I started sanding it. I didn't notice it before when I stripped it or after I put on the patina. If I were to guess, I'd say it is most likely some marks from the machining when the blade was ground... I bet the guys over at Rowen could answer that question.
I enjoy tinkering with my blades, and the Junglas has been a good sport. Just like my Izula though, the original patina that I forced on the blade eventually gave way to the "user satin finish" of bare steel lightly sanded with 400 grit sandpaper. This is how my user knives end up because eventually they all need the outer layer of steel to be touched up to clean up any corrosion, and hand sanding with sandpaper is one of the easiest ways for me to get that done.
I have an ESEE-4 that is still coated, but soon it is going to get stripped and get a patina forced on it as well. I will experiment a little with a patterned patina, but then once I get that baby out in the woods and moisture starts to do it's thing on the bare steel, it too will evolve to the user satin finish that all of my ESEE's eventually succumb to.
The more ESEE knives you own, the more you can experiment with patina's, finishes, edge types, etc!
I've got the Izula, ESEE-4, and Junglas. I'm thinking a 5 or 6 is next.
JGON
