Attention Summer Shop Talk Challenge - File Knife

After the vinegar soak, scrub them with a stiff wire brush and some fine grit compound.
Some mortar cement, a few drops of water, and a wire welding brush works very well to clean up a rusty file or other rusty object (wear rubber gloves).
Loose silicon grit like is used in tumbling rocks also works great. 400 grit is good. Mix it with some oil or water. Valve grinding compound is the same stuff mixed with light grease.
 
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“And here are some I made earlier!”

I always find it funny how most of the time we go to such efforts to remove scratches and gouges from our blades…stress risers and corrosion initiation sites…then go and make file knives leaving the teeth on the surface. Add additional cutting drag and bacterial culture sites to the mix.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
After the vinegar soak, scrub them with a stiff wire brush and some fine grit compound.
Some mortar cement, a few drops of water, and a wire welding brush works very well to clean up a rusty file or other rusty object (wear rubber gloves).
Loose silicon grit like is used in tumbling rocks also works great. 400 grit is good. Mix it with some oil or water. Valve grinding compound is the same stuff mixed with light grease.
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Have you tried EvapoRust yet. I have a good friend in the antique/collectable axe business. He turned me on to that product and it's like magic. Buys it by the five gallon bucket. Immerse the old rusted up axe head and soak. Comes out with all the rust gone. Does not ruin trademarks, stamped logos, etc. Amazing product
 
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