Meat Cleaver

[D_Mac 8,623]

So I went to another estate sale today. I picked up this rusty old cleaver for 10 bucks. Watched a few videos on restorations but I wanted to clean it up without using any power tools. Came out pretty good but I'd like to get some more of the stains out of the metal. I used steel wool, vinegar, some emery cloth. Sanded the handle and rubbed linseed oil over all of it. Looked up the brand name... Briddell. I guess it's a pretty good one. Don't really have a use for it but I thought it was pretty cool. Any suggestions on cleaning it up some more without using any power tools?

 

Edited September 8 by D_Mac

[peter lena 8,649]

@ D-MAC , MINERAL OIL  ON THAT ,  just an initial soaking will help on existing PATINA . linseed oil was a good start , I go very easy on any  old pick up , just want to retain what's there . saved a lot of original paint , pete

[Mickwhitt 4,647]

Nice buy, I love old knives and cookery tools. 

Hard to recover the surface once it's pitted,  but you have managed to keep a lot of the character there. 

I'd have probably bought it too, despite having no use for it. Sometimes it's just nice to have a thing for the sake of it.

 

[D_Mac 8,623]

Worked on it some more with some metal pollish. Looking better. I also put a little edge on it. Calling it done. I sure wouldn't want to be on the business end of this thing.

Edited September 8 by D_Mac

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On 9/8/2024 at 10:43 AM, Mickwhitt said:

Sometimes it's just nice to have a thing for the sake of it.

Well said,   That is a statement I think we can all relate to.              

[Handy Don 12,276]

On 9/8/2024 at 10:43 AM, Mickwhitt said:

Sometimes it's just nice to have a thing for the sake of it.

This is not unlike owning artwork, right? One can appreciate things mechanical for their function, design/engineering, and craftsmanship. It can even invoke emotional responses where there is a connection with previous owners or users of the item or its role in a significant historical event.

Edited September 12 by Handy Don

[Mickwhitt 4,647]

Don I think you're absolutely right there.

It is a piece of functional art, it's form dictated by it's function. But still beautiful in it's design.

I have many objects that I have no use for, but they fascinate me, or impress my engineering mind, or just feel good to have around. 

I do wonder about what I will do with my collection as I approach the cold, cold grave. No young uns to pass things onto

At all. 

Maybe I'll have to sell off a load of stuff pre death. Or I need to buy a big viking longboat and get buried with it. 

 

[D_Mac 8,623]

I'm like you Mick. I have a house full of stuff that serve no purpose, I just like them. Kinda like why I have a garage full of Wheel Horses but live in the city and cut my grass with a push mower.