Is this patina or rust?

[ian]

Please help. Should I just start cooking with it and see if it makes anyone sick?

 

[ExistentialHero]

Hope that's not one of the ones I just gave you back!

I'd suggest testing whether it's rust by trying a thermite reaction with it. (Please don't.) (Please do.)

 

[Hassanbensober]

Your gonna need a lot of sandpaper to sort that one out! Bummer

 

[ian]

Sorry everyone. The thread was obviously a bad joke.

The knife in question is a $30 project knife I bought on here a while ago. Left it in a padded knife sleeve for a couple months. Since it’s something I was in the middle of grinding away at anyway, the rust doesn’t really matter. I took it off in about 30 seconds with 120 grit sandpaper.

 

[M1k3]

Nashiji finish!

 

[labor of love]

Very Rust-ic

 

[Corradobrit1]

Well at least you won't have stiction problems

 

[kbright]

Well, I had a similar "extra thick patina" on this one.

Turned into this:

 

[Dendrobatez]

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Please help. Should I just start cooking with it and see if it makes anyone sick?

Damn... you got me - I thought this was reddit for a second.

 

[Carl Kotte]

Whenever I get knives like this I let them have a little encounter with white fish: it’s all a matter of what patinates what. If the fish stains the blade, you’re good; if the blade stains the fish, you’re in for a ride. Either way you win

 

[SHOWERDOOKIE]

Whenever I get knives like this I let them have a little encounter with white fish: it’s all a matter of what patinates what. If the fish stains the blade, you’re good; if the blade stains the fish, you’re in for a ride. Either way you win

Gave my wife the ol’ rusty fish last night

 

[M1k3]

Gave my wife the ol’ rusty fish last night

Broadsided and then boarded?

 

[ian]

Well at least you won't have stiction problems

On the contrary, I had a hard time getting it out of the padded knife guard!

 

[NO ChoP!]

Needs a Rustoleum KU finish.

 

[captaincaed]

Send it to Panda, I think it's his style