Hello all, I'm new here and very happy to be here.
One HI blade at home, one in mail, another on order soon.
Quick question... are well-polished blades a bit more rust resistant than rougher blades? Maybe the "pores" are smaller, or something like that? I ask, because the blade on my Tarwar causes water, oil, just about everything to bead up like water on a duck's back. I'm just amazed at how cool it is that even oil beads up on the surface... even after I've scrubbed it clean. I've not seen that on metal before.
I know nothing about metals and such, sorry for the newbie question. I'm asking largely because I have another work horse of a blade, that rusts easily. It has an un-polished metal finish. I though that maybe if I polished the heck out of it, it may help.
Thanks!
Brad
One HI blade at home, one in mail, another on order soon.
Quick question... are well-polished blades a bit more rust resistant than rougher blades? Maybe the "pores" are smaller, or something like that? I ask, because the blade on my Tarwar causes water, oil, just about everything to bead up like water on a duck's back. I'm just amazed at how cool it is that even oil beads up on the surface... even after I've scrubbed it clean. I've not seen that on metal before.
I know nothing about metals and such, sorry for the newbie question. I'm asking largely because I have another work horse of a blade, that rusts easily. It has an un-polished metal finish. I though that maybe if I polished the heck out of it, it may help.
Thanks!
Brad