Who can I trust?

[Onebigbill]

I have a barlow with some minor scratches on the main blade. Can someone steer me in the right direction as to a trusted cutler who does this kind of work? So as not to violate the rules please PM me with your recommendations.

 

[eisman]

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/glennbad-is-a-baaaad-man.1184347/

 

[Ernie1980]

If the knife is a user than it will gather many more scratches while you use it! If you want it clean have you thought about sanding it yourself? Using wet/dry paper start at 220 and work your way up from there to your desired finish.

 

[Onebigbill]

If the knife is a user than it will gather many more scratches while you use it! If you want it clean have you thought about sanding it yourself? Using wet/dry paper start at 220 and work your way up from there to your desired finish.

Yeah - I started to do it but I'm not much of a metal finisher.

 

[afishhunter]

I'll second Glen, but I don't know how backloged he is.

 

[JohnDF]

I'll second Glen, but I don't know how backloged he is.

I think he's got a pretty long waiting list.
You might want to message him first.
Mine's been with him for about a year.

 

[Will Power]

Minor scratches?? Is this carbon or stainless? If it's the former there are two options: get some fine paper and 5 mins will sort them out, OR get more patina on it that hides scratches

If it's stainless, it's a bit more work with the paper to produce a matte scratch proof facade