Tea for a Two-blade!

Ah! A witness comes forward, verifying my whimsical tale!!

Indeed the poor man had better things to do than "first" my "second", but I am of course, ever grateful!
And I am glad you approve of the further ministrations it received, Sarah!
That knife is destined to walk a few miles in my pocket!

I am also impressed and intrigued by the various recipes that are being posted!
PG Tips with lemon, Coffee Ground Sludge, Walnut Skins with Gloves ;) , and of course, Apple Cider Vinegar!
Could keep me very busy in my retirement!
 
waynorth said:
Glad you like it my friends!
Brian? Any mail yet??
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Yes, thank you so much. I posted in the Barlow thread and the edc thread yesterday.
I am guessing you also received some mail?
I'm thinking about doing a dark patina on this one to match the black scales.
 
I think the dark Patina is a good idea, Brian - can't wait to see it!

I wasn't happy with forgetting to do a before picture - before Tea that is, so I went and got a couple of untouched Barlow examples from my shipping facility (I rent a locker in the U.S.A.) to scan them here:
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The top one is one of the lightest you will see, and the bottom one is one of the darkest. Old "Tea Party" (Crumpet??) is in the middle. (It is strange that the bottom knife blade looks so dark - the limitations of scanning - sigh!).
Put an edge on Crumpet today, too! Does a creditable job on slicing printer paper!
 
Wanted to point out that a tea party should be monitored. There are a few factors to be accounted for -- type of tea used, strength of said tea, variations in the bone covers, etc... I left Marlow in the bath for fifteen minutes, and he came out a bit more weathered than Charlie's new companion.

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The pile side cover is also a shade lighter.

- Christian
 
kamagong said:
Wanted to point out that a tea party should be monitored. There are a few factors to be accounted for -- type of tea used, strength of said tea, variations in the bone covers, etc... I left Marlow in the bath for fifteen minutes, and he came out a bit more weathered than Charlie's new companion.

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The pile side cover is also a shade lighter.

- Christian
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I love that look!
 
Thanks. It's more "aged" than I wanted, but it still looks pretty good.

- Christian
 
Then, I steeped one of my own, the faux-Russell with the off-green baldness near the bolsters.

Not a true "before" picture (different day, different lighting), but here's how it looked previously:

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Now-- a subtle but welcome change:
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(I cleaned up the pen blade more after taking the above picture.)

~ P.
 
Your treatment mellowed the bone nicely, ~P. Blended the "bald" spots very well. And isn't it amazing how a little patina on the blades and springs just "warms" the metal? Makes it more like an old friend!

And isn't it weird how we almost anthropomorphize our knives!!
 
waynorth said:
Your treatment mellowed the bone nicely, ~P. Blended the "bald" spots very well. And isn't it amazing how a little patina on the blades and springs just "warms" the metal? Makes it more like an old friend!

And isn't it weird how we almost anthropomorphize our knives!!
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In First Nations culture If it walks and talks it is alive :D

Best regards

Robin
 
Very knice Charlie, I haven't tried to dye any scales yet, still too busy fixin' the ones that need tlc... ;)
 
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