And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Brighid. A grinder will destroy the temper of any good blade by heating it, and should NEVER be used in any way on ANY blade of ANY kind. The same will happen with ANY power tool used in any way on any blade.
A lot of work. Soaking it in a bucket of Apple Cider Vinegar for 24 hours would have gotten rid of all the rust without any elbow grease involved. Then you could work on the finish and the edge.
a grinder, a wet stone, and spit, done.
ReplyDeleteBrighid. A grinder will destroy the temper of any good blade by heating it, and should NEVER be used in any way on ANY blade of ANY kind. The same will happen with ANY power tool used in any way on any blade.
ReplyDeleteWow! Watch the one where he slices a juicy tomato!
DeleteI agree Anon, I should have specified an old fashioned grindstone.
DeleteA lot of work. Soaking it in a bucket of Apple Cider Vinegar for 24 hours would have gotten rid of all the rust without any elbow grease involved. Then you could work on the finish and the edge.
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