Before & After Restoration

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Before & After Restoration

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Recently I've been polishing a few knives that were rock solid condition, just not purty.

Thought I'd share a few pics....

You have some to show and tell?
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Nice looking work Scott.

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Nice job Scott. Did you use any machines or was this all by hand? Tom
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Nice job Scott! You just use a metal polish,right? Sure looks purty!
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Can you tell us the process?

( Machine vs. hand, what grit sandpaper you used if any, Dremel tools?,
polishing compounds, WD 40 etc. )


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Thanks fellas!! ::handshake::

All done by hand using sandpaper, varying grits.
I'm going to post a step-by-step how to in my blog soon. I'll let you know when.

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Very nice work, very interested in learning. Please post a how to :)

I'd love to do work like this, Muskrat man did a trapper for not to long ago.. hard to believe it was the same knife.

Cleaning a knife to the professional caliber is something im very interested in learning.
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Done sir!

I posted to my blog with plenty of pics, and here in this section:
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 38&t=47909
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I'm doing this regularly now, and most I place on the bay for sale when completed, but wanted to share this shell handle I finished last week.....
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