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lobodelanoche

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I posted earlyier about srtipping and patinaing a ESEE Izula2 and i did that and decided i didn't like it so i tried buffing it off with brass and this happened
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any ideas?
 
Sanding with wet-or-dry sandpaper will remove that (assuming you want to). That's just the galling of the brass (from a wire wheel/brush, I assume?), coming off and sticking to the steel. Enough heat was generated to soften the brass and deposit it onto the blade. The sandpaper (silicon carbide) will take that off pretty easily. Use something like 400 - 800 grit for a satin finish. I'd do the sanding by hand (no power tools), to avoid re-heating the brass and maybe further complicating it's removal. A steel wire brush might scrub it away, but again, I'd avoid using a powered brush.

Definition of 'gall' : "Mach. (of either of two engaging metal parts) to lose metal to the other because of heat or molecular attraction resulting from friction."
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That is an interesting look, by the way. Don't know if there are any functional advantages to brass-coated steel, but it certainly looks unique. :)
 
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lobodelanoche said:
I Kinda like it, is there any complications that i should know about if i leav it on?
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I doubt there'd be any serious problems. The brass is obviously soft, and probably in a very thin layer, so I'd assume it may start to 'scrub off' with use, over time. The scuffs & scratches in it might be additional incentive to clean it off later. Being brass, I'll likely tarnish too. So eventually, it might not look as attractive as it looks right now. Polishing with paste, like Flitz/Simichrome, might actually scrub it off over time; the aluminum oxide abrasive used in these works by removing metal. Dedicated brass polish (like Brasso) uses silica abrasive, so it may not be as aggressive. Also don't know if the brass on the blade might eventually create some weird corrosive interaction, if the blade is exposed to moisture or acids. If the brass starts to corrode, it might begin to trap other stuff against the steel (1095?) that might cause rusting issues. As with any blade, just keep it clean & dry each day, and I doubt there'd be any problems with corrosion.

Aside from all my speculation above, only way to know for sure, is to use it and watch it for a while.
 
Except for specific alloys, brass has a lead content of between 0.5-3% with a typical value of about 2%. I probably wouldn't use a brass coated blade for food prep for kids, but other than that I don't see a down side.

Personally I really like the look of brass and would be tempted to keep it on for a while. you can always take it off later if you want.
 
Personally I really like the look of brass and would be tempted to keep it on for a while. you can always take it off later if you want.[/QUOTE]
Im going to see how it wears because i think brass is really cool, and im not doing a lot of food prep with it anyway
 
I had this happen to me while cleaning up some lineman's pliers, and the brass rubbed off with hard pressure from my fingers.

Connor
 
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