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chase33 Posts: 362 Registered: Feb 2008	posted 02-28-2009 07:54 PM Hello All, I recently purchased an individual knife sharpener in Chantilly and have a question: Should I polish the steel sharpening blades or leave them alone? Robert IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 02-28-2009 09:52 PM I would leave them alone. IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 03-01-2009 10:32 AM I agree. I have had pieces of old carbon steel polished in the past, and have not been happy with the results. You might try some naval jelly on rust spots, or try some very fine steel wool to even out the shine. Just don't have them buffed. Brent IP: Logged
Clive E Taylor Posts: 450 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 03-01-2009 12:00 PM As there is no active rust I would heartily agree with Paul and Brent, especially Brent's comment on not buffing or hard cleaning. On buckle chapes, almost always slightly rusted I hand and soft paper/rag clean with olive oil to remove any loose rust, then leave a coat of olive oil to dry on the surface. I use what is usually sold as "extra virgin olive oil" . I can understand that Virgin Olive Oil is presumably unused, but how it can be extra virgin is beyond me. In a prior life I used to use oil of cloves on Japanese sword blades to preserve them, but it did need to be removed for examination as it concealed much detail. Also tended to smell! IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 03-01-2009 02:44 PM You probably already have this Brent, but here's a link to the possible manufacturer of the business end of this knife sharpener: quote: [gone from the internet - genealogybiography.com/1914/biographies023.htm]Curley, Terence F., manufacturer of Curley Ideal, Special and Peerless Safety Razors and other Cutlery Specialties, 306 Broadway; residence: 81 Eighth Ave., Brooklyn. Also importer of fine cutlery. Member of firm of J. Curley & Brother; member of Arkwright and Catholic Clubs, New York; Montauk Club, Brooklyn. Terrance was born in Ireland in about 1845 and immigrated to the United States in about 1850. His brother James was also in the business. James was a few years older, but appears not to have stayed with the business into the twentieth century. IP: Logged

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