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Dave, 1095 is a great steel. My old Schrade knives with 1095 take an edge like no other slip joints I have. They do keep it for quite awhile too.
You are not alone in the not liking of the patina they develop though. I have read others in Traditional that don't care for it. I like shiny blades, but I also don't mind a knife that has developed patina with age. To me, it gives the knife character.
If you start with a new knife in 1095, and keep a light coat of oil on it, it won't develop the patina. You mentioned the fact that a lot of old knives have blades that were sharpened away. That is very true, but I think the blame lies more in the sharpening methods, and the lack of skill, of those doing the sharpening.
In the old days, I don't think it was uncommon for old boys to use a bench grinder. My grandad would at times, but he was very good at it.
I don't get my knives within 20 feet of a bench grinder, or they would look like the ones you see
My grandad passed away 5 years ago at the age of 93. He was a logger for 40 years and an avid hunter and fisherman, and used his knives hard, and often.
I got the few knives he had when he passed. They are old Schrade Waldens that had been used, and sharpened many times. The blades still look great, and when I took them out of the box, they were razor sharp.
I too think it would be great if Buck offered a premium steel slip joint.
The idea that "rednecks", which I happen to be, would ruin them, and it would cost Buck a fortune to repair, is unwarranted imho, because those that aren't knife nuts like most of us here, won't spend the extra money to buy a premium knife.
Besides, all Buck would have to do, is NOT cover damage from abuse, on these knives.
You are not alone in the not liking of the patina they develop though. I have read others in Traditional that don't care for it. I like shiny blades, but I also don't mind a knife that has developed patina with age. To me, it gives the knife character.
If you start with a new knife in 1095, and keep a light coat of oil on it, it won't develop the patina. You mentioned the fact that a lot of old knives have blades that were sharpened away. That is very true, but I think the blame lies more in the sharpening methods, and the lack of skill, of those doing the sharpening.
In the old days, I don't think it was uncommon for old boys to use a bench grinder. My grandad would at times, but he was very good at it.
I don't get my knives within 20 feet of a bench grinder, or they would look like the ones you see
My grandad passed away 5 years ago at the age of 93. He was a logger for 40 years and an avid hunter and fisherman, and used his knives hard, and often.
I got the few knives he had when he passed. They are old Schrade Waldens that had been used, and sharpened many times. The blades still look great, and when I took them out of the box, they were razor sharp.
I too think it would be great if Buck offered a premium steel slip joint.
The idea that "rednecks", which I happen to be
, would ruin them, and it would cost Buck a fortune to repair, is unwarranted imho, because those that aren't knife nuts like most of us here, won't spend the extra money to buy a premium knife.Besides, all Buck would have to do, is NOT cover damage from abuse, on these knives.