Went too far?

[cody6268]

Just me, or did the seller ruin this knife? In my opinion, by reading the description, they kinda did. I know it's already a nearly worn out Cattaraugus, but to me, heavily buffing any knife is going too far. Powered sharpeners aren't a good idea either.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAZOR-SHARP-Vi ... SwKkVgDdoo

[dlr110]

I've got to agree with you Cody. I'm only guessing how the knife may have looked, but all
I think I would have done is remove any rust I could (if there was any) and maybe make
sure the wood handle wasn't dried out. Otherwise it's in my display cabinet with others like it.

[herbva]

It's hard to say without seeing what the knife looked like before the seller started "cleaning and buffing", but I suspect you are correct. I can see the faint remains of deep pitting in the auction pictures, so I'm guessing the seller removed quite a bit to get the blades honed down to their present condition. .

[jwwood]

All of the knives' description that say razor sharp, he use the "WORKSHARP" on them

[rea1eye]

Agree to what has been said. Knife is way over-buffed. Sharpening a dull
knife is a good thing for the new owner but what he did to this knife is
something I would not want. Some people think more shinny means money.

Bob

[Stanwade]

Yes, they definitely went to far.. That knife was probably a beautiful HOK before it was "reconditioned".. I have to opine that Worksharps are just fine, if used properly.. problem is, most don't (or any electric sharpener) . Personally, I would never use one on a "collectible" or "valuable" knife for the simple fact that if you're not careful it can go sideways real fast..

[1967redrider]

Looks like 50% of the main blade is gone, so I don't think it matters much in this case. Had it had full blades then I would say cleaning and buffing wasn't the way to go. I know eBayers like shiney knives though.

[rugmar]

I’ve always thought it was the guy with the grinder or the guy who neglects the knife or the guy who lets Rust build up on the blades or back springs that ruins the knife. After those things, a little or a lot of cleaning doesn’t make much difference.

Rug

[toomanyknives]

I’ve always thought it was the guy with the grinder or the guy who neglects the knife or the guy who lets Rust build up on the blades or back springs that ruins the knife. After those things, a little or a lot of cleaning doesn’t make much difference.

Rug

Agree 100%. Once it reached the condition it was in, it doesn't really matter much. It becomes a toter at that point anyway.
Rust just gets worse, and continues eating up the knife, dirt and grime impede knife function. At least now it will last long
enough to put some new blades in it if you want to, and have a cool old EDC...

[MT-Vessel]

The over buffing of the OP knife falls into the realm of, “lipstick on a pig.” The knife deserved (IMHO) cleaning off rust and grime and retirement to a display shelf. But, that being said, taste is subjective and therefore an un-winnable debate.
As for myself, I enjoy finding lower value vintage knives and giving them the old 400, 600, 800, 1000, and 2000 grit treatment. A quick buff with green compound leaves them the way I prefer. I guess if I had a vintage car I would wash and wax it regularly.
Here are two knife cleaned to my subjective standards.

[Eustace]

The over buffing of the OP knife falls into the realm of, “lipstick on a pig.” The knife deserved (IMHO) cleaning off rust and grime and retirement to a display shelf. But, that being said, taste is subjective and therefore an un-winnable debate.
As for myself, I enjoy finding lower value vintage knives and giving them the old 400, 600, 800, 1000, and 2000 grit treatment. A quick buff with green compound leaves them the way I prefer. I guess if I had a vintage car I would wash and wax it regularly.
Here are two knife cleaned to my subjective standards.

Good work with these knives, sir, but I'm even more conservative. Only WD-40 and a woolen piece of cloth.

And this knife on the topic anyway already been ruined. What the seller did is irrelevant. There are men all over the world who think it's a great idea to sharpen a knife with bench or angle grinder. This is a kind of male complex.

[OLDE CUTLER]

Just me, or did the seller ruin this knife? In my opinion, by reading the description, they kinda did. I know it's already a nearly worn out Cattaraugus, but to me, heavily buffing any knife is going too far. Powered sharpeners aren't a good idea either.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAZOR-SHARP-Vi ... SwKkVgDdoo

[toomanyknives]

The over buffing of the OP knife falls into the realm of, “lipstick on a pig.” The knife deserved (IMHO) cleaning off rust and grime and retirement to a display shelf. But, that being said, taste is subjective and therefore an un-winnable debate.
As for myself, I enjoy finding lower value vintage knives and giving them the old 400, 600, 800, 1000, and 2000 grit treatment. A quick buff with green compound leaves them the way I prefer. I guess if I had a vintage car I would wash and wax it regularly.
Here are two knife cleaned to my subjective standards.

Beautiful examples of preserving knives properly, MT. Nice work...

[Ridgegrass]

Surprised the ad didn't include the E- Bay magic words. "early" and "vintage". The $1.81 bid was about right! J.O'.