waynorth
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The Ebay pictures weren't too bad, so it was easy to see this knife had promise of a decent example of the breed. A knife left with fruit juice or something on it, or stored in a basement; some hostile environment was at play for a while.
Anyway, I dug deep, but got it well below my snipe, and it arrived today!!
Man, what an experience, opening that package!! I've gotten a few "dry" knives in the past, but this one took the cake!! I swear I saw dust in the air when I unwrapped it, sitting in the seat of my pickup. I started to open the spey blade, and it CREAKED!! At 45 degrees open, with visions of flying steel molecules dancing in my head (well, this is a Christmas story!
), I let it creak back shut, having to give it a nudge to get it near a feeble snap. Sigh, would it ever be a knife again?? On home, and during the drive, I thought I'd document what was to become of my somewhat expensive folly!
So here you are with me! Prepare for some ugliness, and I think/hope, some beauty.
The pics;
The close-up of the inside shows a trace of an insect exoskeleton, and some spiderweb (hard to see), and inspired the name of this thread!
Upon close inspection, this knife looks like it never cut anything!! There are traces of red pencil or grease marker on one blade, but no scratches under twenty power!!
There are some light pits, and too much red rust though!!:grumpy:
I oiled the joint before I opened it, and now that I've scanned it, I am going to douse it liberally with mineral oil.
In typical fashion, the main blade was crocus polished on the mark side, and the Etch is clearly visible. The rest of the surfaces are glaze finished as you would expect, and the factory edges are there; but of course there is way too much corruption to let it be. At least I have to remove the rust.
We'll see what the oil, and some later brisk rubbing will do.
Stay Tuned!! But if anyone can help with suggestions that will preserve as much of the original finishes as possible, please chime in.
Anyway, I dug deep, but got it well below my snipe, and it arrived today!!
Man, what an experience, opening that package!! I've gotten a few "dry" knives in the past, but this one took the cake!! I swear I saw dust in the air when I unwrapped it, sitting in the seat of my pickup. I started to open the spey blade, and it CREAKED!! At 45 degrees open, with visions of flying steel molecules dancing in my head (well, this is a Christmas story!
), I let it creak back shut, having to give it a nudge to get it near a feeble snap. Sigh, would it ever be a knife again?? On home, and during the drive, I thought I'd document what was to become of my somewhat expensive folly!So here you are with me! Prepare for some ugliness, and I think/hope, some beauty.
The pics;
The close-up of the inside shows a trace of an insect exoskeleton, and some spiderweb (hard to see), and inspired the name of this thread!
Upon close inspection, this knife looks like it never cut anything!! There are traces of red pencil or grease marker on one blade, but no scratches under twenty power!!
There are some light pits, and too much red rust though!!:grumpy:
I oiled the joint before I opened it, and now that I've scanned it, I am going to douse it liberally with mineral oil.
In typical fashion, the main blade was crocus polished on the mark side, and the Etch is clearly visible. The rest of the surfaces are glaze finished as you would expect, and the factory edges are there; but of course there is way too much corruption to let it be. At least I have to remove the rust.
We'll see what the oil, and some later brisk rubbing will do.
Stay Tuned!! But if anyone can help with suggestions that will preserve as much of the original finishes as possible, please chime in.
