The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Thanks Robert. I'm really into SAK's nylon covers lately and right you are about the Climber as an EDC. Most useful tools period. Now I'm askin' everywhere I go, "Seen anything needs cuttin' with scissors?... No! Well let me know if you do!"
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I have recently re-discovered my love for SAK's. Simple, elegant, useful, collectable, and fun! I picked up this Old Cross Alox Solo from another source outside the BF family.
The Solo needed a bit of help. It came to me filthy and reeking of cigarette smoke. The action was gritty and dry. There was grime embedded in the Alox and all over the internals. Overall, it was in great shape mechanically, but the edge was rough.
So, I started with the Clorox wipes and gave it a thorough wipe-down, then came the Dawn bath, then the q-tips and Benchmade Blue Cleaner. Once it was sanitized and clean the Red shined a bit brighter and overall it started to look quite nice. The blade had several surface scratches and a few deeper scratches. The edge wouldn't slice paper.
Out came the 800, 1500, and 2000 grit sandpaper. I gave the blade surface a rub down and worked progressively through the grits. It helped cover a few of the scratches and gave it a nice hand-rubbed type finish.
Lastly, I spent a little time with the 320, 600, 800, & 2000 grit sandpapers to bring back a nice keen edge. I finished it off with the grey and then green strops. The edge is still a little rough in a couple spots, but it will cleanly slice thin paper and shave arm air. I didn't want to remove too much metal so the rough spots will have to stay for another sharpening or two.
I have recently re-discovered my love for SAK's. Simple, elegant, useful, collectable, and fun! I picked up this Old Cross Alox Solo from another source outside the BF family.
The Solo needed a bit of help. It came to me filthy and reeking of cigarette smoke. The action was gritty and dry. There was grime embedded in the Alox and all over the internals. Overall, it was in great shape mechanically, but the edge was rough.
So, I started with the Clorox wipes and gave it a thorough wipe-down, then came the Dawn bath, then the q-tips and Benchmade Blue Cleaner. Once it was sanitized and clean the Red shined a bit brighter and overall it started to look quite nice. The blade had several surface scratches and a few deeper scratches. The edge wouldn't slice paper.
Out came the 800, 1500, and 2000 grit sandpaper. I gave the blade surface a rub down and worked progressively through the grits. It helped cover a few of the scratches and gave it a nice hand-rubbed type finish.
Lastly, I spent a little time with the 320, 600, 800, & 2000 grit sandpapers to bring back a nice keen edge. I finished it off with the grey and then green strops. The edge is still a little rough in a couple spots, but it will cleanly slice thin paper and shave arm air. I didn't want to remove too much metal so the rough spots will have to stay for another sharpening or two.
Congrats buddy!!!!! An excellent example!!!! :thumbup::thumbup:
Green Farmer
I have recently re-discovered my love for SAK's. Simple, elegant, useful, collectable, and fun! I picked up this Old Cross Alox Solo from another source outside the BF family.
The Solo needed a bit of help. It came to me filthy and reeking of cigarette smoke. The action was gritty and dry. There was grime embedded in the Alox and all over the internals. Overall, it was in great shape mechanically, but the edge was rough.
So, I started with the Clorox wipes and gave it a thorough wipe-down, then came the Dawn bath, then the q-tips and Benchmade Blue Cleaner. Once it was sanitized and clean the Red shined a bit brighter and overall it started to look quite nice. The blade had several surface scratches and a few deeper scratches. The edge wouldn't slice paper.
Out came the 800, 1500, and 2000 grit sandpaper. I gave the blade surface a rub down and worked progressively through the grits. It helped cover a few of the scratches and gave it a nice hand-rubbed type finish.
Lastly, I spent a little time with the 320, 600, 800, & 2000 grit sandpapers to bring back a nice keen edge. I finished it off with the grey and then green strops. The edge is still a little rough in a couple spots, but it will cleanly slice thin paper and shave arm air. I didn't want to remove too much metal so the rough spots will have to stay for another sharpening or two.
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