GREAT RUST REMOVAL process.

The Double D · 10th February 2007, 08:14 AM

While watching the A&E DVD Shaka Zulu I came up with the solution to my problem, and another great way to derust. By the way if you are interested in Zulu ethnographic art, costumes and weapons this a great video.

In one of the scenes it shows the Zulu's getting ready to go to a battle and the are sharpening their spears on a stone.

So this morning I went out in the garden and found a nice flat quartz like garden stone and started honing.

For finish and detail I got a small stone.

The result was a blade didn't have that fake flat gray chemically cleaned look but a more authentic look with a lot of charactor.

Before and After:

The blade now looks like a typical Zulu blade

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10th February 2007, 08:14 AM	#25
The Double D Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the banks of Cut Bank Creek, Montana Posts: 189	While watching the A&E DVD Shaka Zulu I came up with the solution to my problem, and another great way to derust. By the way if you are interested in Zulu ethnographic art, costumes and weapons this a great video. In one of the scenes it shows the Zulu's getting ready to go to a battle and the are sharpening their spears on a stone. So this morning I went out in the garden and found a nice flat quartz like garden stone and started honing. For finish and detail I got a small stone. The result was a blade didn't have that fake flat gray chemically cleaned look but a more authentic look with a lot of charactor. Before and After: The blade now looks like a typical Zulu blade