I recently acquired saved this knife from the back of a kitchen drawer. As I understand it, it had been there for a decade unused.
I cleaned it up best I could to see what I was dealing with. Used a white vinegar soaked paper towel wrapped on the blade for an hour then a thorough scrub with soft brush. It has what looks to be light rusting along the blade edge, but I don't think it's too deep.
I am new to working on knives, but feel pretty confident. That said, how hard is this repair for a newbie? My thought is to just keep the blade as flat as possible to the stone and work slowly until I get the rust to disappear, then smooth it out with a finer stone. Is that the correct approach? If yes, should I start with a SG500 then up to Naniwa Pro1000 to finish?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I cleaned it up best I could to see what I was dealing with. Used a white vinegar soaked paper towel wrapped on the blade for an hour then a thorough scrub with soft brush. It has what looks to be light rusting along the blade edge, but I don't think it's too deep.
I am new to working on knives, but feel pretty confident. That said, how hard is this repair for a newbie? My thought is to just keep the blade as flat as possible to the stone and work slowly until I get the rust to disappear, then smooth it out with a finer stone. Is that the correct approach? If yes, should I start with a SG500 then up to Naniwa Pro1000 to finish?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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