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Help with Damascus
I'll start off by saying that metallurgy and knives have never been my strong point...but to make a long story short, I shot a nice bull elk this year in one of those spots where you regret shooting a nice bull elk. In the process I left behind a nice new Damascus knife with a walrus tusk handle that my dad made for me...well now that spring has come around and the snow wasn't too deep I packed up the hill with a metal detector (good ruckin' too!) and luckily enough found the said knife. Unfortunately between the blood left on the blade and the moisture from the snow there is some pretty bad corrosion including some deep pitting. What's the best way to clean the knife up? I've also heard that damascus can become very brittle when exposed to serious corrosion...is there any hope?
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