Western W36 Before & After

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Western W36 Before & After

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I didn't take pics of both sides to start, just the side that had measurable rust on it....
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She cleaned up right nice Scott! ::tu:: Good job!
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Nice one Scott. Beautiful natural patina on that one ::tu::
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Nice work Scott. That's a really good looking knife now... ::nod::

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... some people would have gone a lot further and turned it into a bit "bling"

I very much like your "light touch" refurbish ::tu:: Looks Great!
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Thanks fellas. ...
Still a lot of pitting remains but would take too much work to remove.
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TripleF wrote:Thanks fellas. ...
Still a lot of pitting remains but would take too much work to remove.
Scott that's a real nice old western! I'd pack it in the woods with me any day. ::tu::
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Brumbydownunder wrote:... some people would have gone a lot further and turned it into a bit of "bling"

I very much like your "light touch" refurbish ::tu:: Looks Great!
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Scott, that looks great!
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