To shine or not to shine that is the question

[arrowhd]

Patina is just fine for me.

 

[MerryMadMonk]

Is it me or is the old timer plate upside down ?

You're upside down, man!

Al Sir- I can see why it's a favourite. Real nice!

Thanks, Duncan!

 

[Hickory n steel]

Brass tarnishes ('patinates') much too fast for me to worry about keeping it shiny all the time. Literally one handling of a brass-bolstered knife will get the tarnish going again in my hands, overemphasizing some very ugly & gaudy fingerprints contrasting against the shine. So, I generally let it be, especially if it's a knife I handle or use relatively often; I think the patina tends to fit that working character anyway. And it's not like it's very difficult to re-polish it, if I decide on a whim to dress it up (sometimes I do).


David

I'm the same way, but for my dad the brass on his knives practically don't patina at all.

 

[Will Power]

The real problem with brass is that it smells awful and makes your hands reek.....too high maintenance for my tastes, but it certainly looks better as a shiner.

 

[ConBon]

The real problem with brass is that it smells awful and makes your hands reek.....too high maintenance for my tastes, but it certainly looks better as a shiner.

Yup, I prefer to let a patina keep me from smelling. Brass was never something I liked the smell of, steel and aluminum I learned to like as a machine shop rat, but brass never grew on me.


Connor

 

[NMpops]

I prefer shiny brass. Military & Police background - brass gets shined.

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[knarfeng]

I tend to avoid brass because I like shiny brass, but am not inclined to spend time polishing it.

 

[Peter Parker]

I what a patina on anything that will patina.