The Beer Scout gets rusted with Lemon juice *pic*

mnblade said:
Whenever I cut something juicy and/or acidic with a carbon steel pocketknife, I have a very rigorous after-use cleaning regimen. First I wipe off the blade. Then I rub on a little spit and wipe it off again. At this point (and this is key, guys!) I close the knife and put it in my pocket.

-- Mark
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Well said!
No matter what type of steel it is , you still gotta wipe it off.
Mark
 
BigBiscuit said:
Where's the enjoyment in that? Break those bad boys out and use them. :D:thumbup:
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well some of em were bought used! so thats ok. i almost bought another 15 in gabon ebony to be a user, it was new in tube, so it would have replaced the one i got. sorry i have some ocd about my knives. its really hard for me to actually carry a new knife. but once its got a scratch or its been sharpened i dont care as much.
 
mrknife said:
well some of em were bought used! so thats ok. i almost bought another 15 in gabon ebony to be a user, it was new in tube, so it would have replaced the one i got. sorry i have some ocd about my knives. its really hard for me to actually carry a new knife. but once its got a scratch or its been sharpened i dont care as much.
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Tell the dealer you'll pay extra if he'll stick it in a potato overnight and kick it across the parking lot first.
 
jc57 said:
Tell the dealer you'll pay extra if he'll stick it in a potato overnight and kick it across the parking lot first.
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I feel like this would be a fairly affordable service add-on to offer. :D
 
Looking very nice.

When I get a bit of rust, I often rub the blade with more of the hair of the dog that bit it.
(more acidic liquid).
 
jc57 said:
Tell the dealer you'll pay extra if he'll stick it in a potato overnight and kick it across the parking lot first.
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[video=youtube;zLTZPK8HhFI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLTZPK8HhFI[/video]

mrknife said:
well some of em were bought used! so thats ok. i almost bought another 15 in gabon ebony to be a user, it was new in tube, so it would have replaced the one i got. sorry i have some ocd about my knives. its really hard for me to actually carry a new knife. but once its got a scratch or its been sharpened i dont care as much.
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If you've OCD about patina get some Aegis solutions EDCi or HDCi~ That being said, if you want to keep all your knives pristine you might be better off buying stainless.
 
jc57 said:
Tell the dealer you'll pay extra if he'll stick it in a potato overnight and kick it across the parking lot first.
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First belly-laugh of the day! :D :thumbup:
 
jc57 said:
Tell the dealer you'll pay extra if he'll stick it in a potato overnight and kick it across the parking lot first.
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yeah, one of the 15s i bought came really over priced, i think i paid an extra 15 bucks to the seller who said it was new in tube. that might have been it!
 
Ryouchijtx said:
[video=youtube;zLTZPK8HhFI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLTZPK8HhFI[/video]



If you've OCD about patina get some Aegis solutions EDCi or HDCi~ That being said, if you want to keep all your knives pristine you might be better off buying stainless.
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not at all, one of the 15s with a clip and pen blade i bought has a patina. im worried itll rust just sitting in the tube. i keep my knives in that cigar box as seen in the picture. i have a carbon opinel that ive used and modified and its been ok, no patina at all and ive cut all sorts of stuff with it. even my finger by accident
 
cchu518 said:
LMAO where did you come up with this visual? So funny!
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Combo of a forced patina (some people use a potato for that), and the first time you drop your knife and it goes bouncing across the pavement. So a pre-broken-in knife that you aren't afraid to use.
 
jc57 said:
Combo of a forced patina (some people use a potato for that), and the first time you drop your knife and it goes bouncing across the pavement. So a pre-broken-in knife that you aren't afraid to use.
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might cost extra to drop kick the potato with the knife stuck in! :D
 
Yeah, I wasn't clear enough. They were supposed to be two separate steps in the knife preparation process. Potato blade patination first, then asphalt impact/abrasion bolster seasoning second.

Certainly the lemon-juice / naval jelly /belt sander process has some merit as well. Whatever it takes so that you will allow yourself to actually use it. :)
 
jc57 said:
Yeah, I wasn't clear enough. They were supposed to be two separate steps in the knife preparation process. Potato blade patination first, then asphalt impact/abrasion bolster seasoning second.

Certainly the lemon-juice / naval jelly /belt sander process has some merit as well. Whatever it takes so that you will allow yourself to actually use it. :)
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You might have better outcomes in your process if you separate the asphalt impact and bolster seasoning into two individual steps. Just my .02
 
cbr1000 said:
You might have better outcomes in your process if you separate the asphalt impact and bolster seasoning into two individual steps. Just my .02
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I've seen quite a few of these knives.
The asphalt impact removes the pen blade at the tang (one less blade to worry about later). The bolster seasoning is usually 2 coatings of an oil-based paint that is later removed with a coarse rotary wire brush during the "refurbished" portion of preparing the knife for sale...
 
Is it worth adding some prying for a little side-to-side blade-play, or is that going too far? ;)
 
Jack Black said:
Is it worth adding some prying for a little side-to-side blade-play, or is that going too far? ;)
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Well if we're going to go that far we might as well put a "Case" shield on it and consider it factory new. ;)



[before someone thinks I am serious - I have lots of very nice Case knives, and none of them have any blade play. Just poking some fun]
 
stop you guys! this makes me want to go buy that CSC hmt that had some play, and a scratch :C

edit: ok no play, its just off centered :eek:
 
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