Shona Axe - To Clean Up or Not?

[Iain]

Originally Posted by David

Less aggressive than #0000 steel wool? That stuff is pretty benign.

Yes, a bit less aggressive simply because the material is softer to begin with. Although for most uses I find #0000 to be more than adequate and the differences somewhat negligible.

A very fine brass bristle brush works nicely as well for deeper nooks and crannies as it appears the subject axe has.