Moro blade. derust or etching

fernando · 10th September 2006, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the alert, Ian.
I will skip over the jelly number.
Thank you for the options Rick.
I think i will follow the polishing procedure, or as many steps i can come through.
Etching will wait for the next stage, if it will be worth doing it.
As for the handle, one of my coleagues at work has agreed to make a replica in the factory lathe. Pitty the original brass collar is not solid enough to dismount and fit onto the new grip.
Thanks again
PS
Do you think you could atribute an aprox. age to this blade?

fernando · 10th September 2006, 06:26 PM

I fully understand your remarks, Double D.
In fact, i didn't mention that while soaking the blade with WD-40 in the first place, i passed some steel wool and 500 grit sand paper, both in weted with the oil. The result wasn't much expressive, but i would say the dark rust (patina ?) is already leveled with the steel. But being this not a high valued piece as it is, my question was actually how to go into decisive methods, and if such operation had some interest to improve the blade look ... i mean clean it completely and after ask for a judgement on an etching procedure, if indeed some activity can be shown in this type of steel.
I will try and locate Cure-Rot anyway, it is very interesting to have at hand.
fernando

10th September 2006, 05:59 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thanks for the alert, Ian. I will skip over the jelly number. Thank you for the options Rick. I think i will follow the polishing procedure, or as many steps i can come through. Etching will wait for the next stage, if it will be worth doing it. As for the handle, one of my coleagues at work has agreed to make a replica in the factory lathe. Pitty the original brass collar is not solid enough to dismount and fit onto the new grip. Thanks again PS Do you think you could atribute an aprox. age to this blade?

10th September 2006, 06:26 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I fully understand your remarks, Double D. In fact, i didn't mention that while soaking the blade with WD-40 in the first place, i passed some steel wool and 500 grit sand paper, both in weted with the oil. The result wasn't much expressive, but i would say the dark rust (patina ?) is already leveled with the steel. But being this not a high valued piece as it is, my question was actually how to go into decisive methods, and if such operation had some interest to improve the blade look ... i mean clean it completely and after ask for a judgement on an etching procedure, if indeed some activity can be shown in this type of steel. I will try and locate Cure-Rot anyway, it is very interesting to have at hand. fernando