Traditionals with patina photos

[rye_a]

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That's some great stag and a nice earned patina!

 

[Markesharp]

 

[556hunter]

 

[trey999]

All from use.

 

[Old Hunter]

Kabar Medium Stockman; my ARNG pocketknife from the late 1990's through the mid 2000's - been around the world with me and picked up it's patina doing everything you do with a pocketknife.

Imperial EO from WW-II era - don't know where it's been exactly, but I'm sure it's been around the world too and earned it's patina - in this picture it's just the way I bought it several years ago. OH

 

[556hunter]

^^^^Love that imperial jack. I'm sure it has quite a story to tell being from that time period.

 

[arrowhd]

 

[SAK Guy]

194OT

 

[Bighaze51]

Apples, pears, pineapple and brats!

 

[David LaFerney]

That's why carbon steel and bone has soul. The stainless SAK that I've used every day for 15 years just looks worn out.

 

[glocktenman]

Here's my Northwoods Indian river jack.
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[Luger1952]

 

[joeymoey]

 

[jc57]

 

[joeymoey]

 

[KGBRUSSIAN762]

All these patinas are looking great!!

 

[The Law]

Here's a Northwoods stockman goingon one year old next month. So far an ever changing patina is building from anything from ham and swiss on rye with mustard, salted eel for crab bait, some panfish bellies and guts, cheese slice up for crackers out in the woods, Splitting a pastrami on rye with mustard with the better half, an apple now and then.

I've noticed that fish and game impart a nice blueish tinge tot he patina.

Jackknife, how do you clean the joints after using the knife? Anytime I flush the joints after use like that it takes a lot of oil with it.

 

[black mamba]

I caught the evening sun just right to bring out the blues on this shot.

 

[Will Power]

Could it be better? Don't think so! Not just a proper even patina but some top of the range stag at the end of it too:thumbup: Those tree rings are also working to the good.

Congratulations!

Regards, Will

 

[jackknife]

Jackknife, how do you clean the joints after using the knife? Anytime I flush the joints after use like that it takes a lot of oil with it.

That night I just give it a wash with very warm dish detergent, dry it off, and a drop or two of mineral oil in the joints. Since I'm not cleaning fish with it on a real regular basis, it mostly just gets wiped off with a damp cloth and dried. I don't go overboard with oil.