[MOJAVE MO]

I've been playing with knives since my first in 1968 and carried one every day since with the exception of that 9/11 madness and the brilliance of TSA when I had to travel for work.
Anyway. I've got a couple of blades that were perfect to explore a Forced Patina treatment. I wasn't familiar with this until this Forum so I grabbed everything in the house to give it a whirl.
The Opinal did have some rust and little bit of pitting as I kept it on the boat. The Svord was a perfect 'collectors' piece that I got tired of keeping it pristine. I worked the handle down, oiled some color into it, knocked a sliver of wood driving the guide pin back into the handle, backfilled that was some brown epoxy, went patina silly and then Wallah....a shelf queen no more!
Thanks again to the Forum for keeping it real! Mo

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[Tag]

I used to carry boot knives

 

[robbo]

thats a cool looking knife mate.

 

[Ibojoe]

I like that one.very nice buddy!

 

[Quercusuber]

I LOVE them like that!! And LOVE them polished sometimes!!

Who's the man who doesn't like a good pocket knife??

Cheers ...Q

 

[SJAaz]

Mo.. The that looks like a razor is called a "friction folder". I like those cause they are thin. You have to keep the bolster tight tho lest it fall open on you.

 

[raventree78]

Nice work Mo, I have been meaning to pick up a Svord and will likely give it a similar treatment when I do

 

[Pebble Shooter]

That "Opinel" is a true classic here in Europe, and is sold in almost every hardware store.

 

[skarrd]

the Svord is an interesting peice,and looks good ,i hoever am leavin g my opinel just the way it is.Beautys both