Bolster
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I finally ordered a hacking knife -- need to take out a broken pane of glass, and I've read this is the tool with which to get the old putty out. If you don't own one, it's sort of a hybrid between a putty knife and a sheath knife. Meant to be hammered on. Anyway it showed up new and shiny, and I like a patina on my carbon steel blades, since they will stain up anyway, and a patina will give it a bit of protection from rust. So I gave it a "fast patina"...
Either you like it or you don't; I happen to like the look. Sort of a poor-man's damascus. There is no "depth" to the etch, it's flat and smooth (even though it looks like a deep etch, it's not; it would probably buff off) This is done with a mix of lemon juice and mustard, which is "flicked" onto the blade by thumbing across an old toothbrush. Wait about 15 min, wash it off, and do another layer. Doesn't look new anymore!
Sharp as heck. Used a Spyderco Sharpmaker to touch it up and it's now a "sleeper" blade that looks innocuous, while being anything but.
Either you like it or you don't; I happen to like the look. Sort of a poor-man's damascus. There is no "depth" to the etch, it's flat and smooth (even though it looks like a deep etch, it's not; it would probably buff off) This is done with a mix of lemon juice and mustard, which is "flicked" onto the blade by thumbing across an old toothbrush. Wait about 15 min, wash it off, and do another layer. Doesn't look new anymore!
Sharp as heck. Used a Spyderco Sharpmaker to touch it up and it's now a "sleeper" blade that looks innocuous, while being anything but.
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