Last week, I was browsing through the bay and for some reason put a base value bid on a well experienced Warranted Cast Steel blade with no Maker's Mark. I forgot all about it and woke up to the congratulations you are a winner email. It was $10 so it was no great expenditure, but it has seen better days. Aside from the rust and pitting, it also had some nose and tail damage.
I was unable to take pics prior, but here are a few of the auction pics before hand.
Not wanting to waste the cash or hear dissenting opinions about frivolous ebay purchases, I set out to start cleaning it up. This is my first attempt so I wanted to do everything by hand. My plan was to remove as many of the pits as possible then sand it to a satin finish to help hide the remaining ones. I stopped at a friends house to seek advice about reshaping the nose. He asked if I would like some help with the damage and seemed to make more progress in a few minutes then I did in a few hours.
Anyway, it's far from finished. I just wanted to post some pics of the progress and see what you think so far.
Regards,
Dale
I was unable to take pics prior, but here are a few of the auction pics before hand.
Not wanting to waste the cash or hear dissenting opinions about frivolous ebay purchases, I set out to start cleaning it up. This is my first attempt so I wanted to do everything by hand. My plan was to remove as many of the pits as possible then sand it to a satin finish to help hide the remaining ones. I stopped at a friends house to seek advice about reshaping the nose. He asked if I would like some help with the damage and seemed to make more progress in a few minutes then I did in a few hours.
Anyway, it's far from finished. I just wanted to post some pics of the progress and see what you think so far.
Regards,
Dale
