Working on restoring this for a fellow knife lover......I only have this one side done, but wanted
to share....
Because they are so uniform, I think the grind marks were put there on purpose to remove rust and patina a number of years ago.
Restoring CASE with major grind marks
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MrBlister
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
OH baby !!!
that looks great . . .
HET !!!
that looks great . . .
HET !!!
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
Wow! Way to go Scott, that's quite a difference! 
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Real pro job Scott
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Thanks fellas! 
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
WOW Scott! A tested era too. You've put that one in the high dollar range.
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
Looks good
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
Impressive work, Scott!
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
Looking good. You really know what your doing! How about a hint?..lots of hand polishing?
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Yes sir Brian......every stroke done by hand.Brian Battaglia wrote:Looking good. You really know what your doing! How about a hint?..lots of hand polishing?
Brian
I have a thread in this section on what I do. It's a lot of elbow grease, especially for this rascal!
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Re: Restoring CASE with major grind marks
What a great thread, love the info and I sure appreciate it! Thank you 