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Like so?
No, I meant, on the tree stump.
Just kidding, of course. Thanks! I was loathe to walk away from a Scout while at the Rendezvous. Congrats on getting one!
... It suddenly occurs that I haven't taken a picture of my own #25 and (non-Scout) #15 sheepsfoot beauties since adding the latter. Whoops.
Thanks! I generally do prefer the typically-Tidioute satin treatment of the blades over the high gloss, but this is the first Northfield I've addressed to this extent. There was just so much shiny-shiny blade, with a disproportionately small etch on the wide main...
The overall effect struck me as that of the peely-chrome finishes on cheaper items of yore.
I gave it one mustard-enhanced dinner (to gauge if/how patina would work its magic over time), then started to buff at it, and... there I went.
I'm pleased with how it turned out. There are a couple areas I might return to over time, but for now am leaning towards watching to see what is swallowed up in
~ P.
Great pic of a cool knife. Here's whats goin in my pocket today
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No Barlows were harmed in the taking of that pic though. I didn't realise that the wood was rotten and the blade just sank in 
