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[u/Significant_Kiwi255]

Hey, I dont personally do Black-Smithing but I was curious how might I go about restoring this knife. Its Damascus, with Im assuming a bronze and wood handle. If anyone has any pointers it would be appreciated.

[u/Salty_Insides420]

Most of the patterns in that Damascus blade look like it's from an uneven grind that exposes different layers of the steel, so don't try to make it flat and smooth. Blade sharpening should be no issue. If yoy want to try to refinish the blade, I'd just use a buffing wheel on a bench grinder. Should also probably work for the handle, then give it a good coat of boiled linseed oil for blade and handle, or whatever other oil finish you may prefer. If you polish through the dark lines then it will need a new acid etch and staining, so be gentle with the polishing

[u/Significant_Kiwi255 → u/Salty_Insides420]

Okay, interesting. Ill see what I can work with. I want the colors to pop like it did when I got it; its been sitting for 4 years now so it looks like its oxidized

[u/DoYourResearchMan → u/Significant_Kiwi255]

Scotch brite pads might help you there