[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 79, Issue 23

[Fred Zickrick]

At 02:25 PM 8/10/2010, you wrote:
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>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:52:11 -0700
>From: "Andy Gladish" <gladish at cablerocket.com>
>Subject: [TheForge] Do you feel secure?
>To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
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>You guys might enjoy this one- I made a lovely Damascus chef knife for my
>niece, who went through cooking school, and brought it to the Midwest when
>we came for her wedding.
>When I finally unwrapped it after a few days to show the family, I noticed a
>stain on the cutting edge- first thought was, Did they use it to cut their
>sandwiches? I knew it had been inspected because TSA had tucked a notice
>under the strap holding the case...
>A closer look showed that it was blood. Now, the concept of "sharp" has a
>different meaning for me than for most people- it's either as sharp as a
>knife of any given kind can be (and that varies a lot) or it's not Sharp.
>Need I say how sharp a fine high carbon chef's knife should be? "Razor"
>doesn't even begin to describe it, now that a straight razor is something
>you only see in an antique store.
>At least they didn't bleed all over the case, huh?
>...which leads to a question- after the Ferric etch, no matter how I scrub
>with soap and water, a coating of oil seems to bring out black staining- I
>know that's not going to go over well with a pro chef- what do you think
>might clean that up without affecting the etch?
>
>Andy G.


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Fred & Marilyn
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