6 years ago I had some old knives in the bottom drawer I didn't want out there and I didn't want to look at them anymore. I went to the back yard, dug a hole and threw them in. I got curious last weekend and dug them up to have a look.
Really interesting. The Stainless steels have very little corrosion except one spot. That may have been when I threw a pound of salt in the hole when I buried them. The bowie blade is 01 and had some good rust going. The little wood working blade on the left was A2 and took some heavy hits on corrosion and rust. The carved leather sheath came out surprisingly good. The wax/oil dip sheath came out just as crummy as the day it went in.
After a quick look, I threw them back in the hole and covered them up. I'll have another look in 5 or 6 years from now.
Really interesting. The Stainless steels have very little corrosion except one spot. That may have been when I threw a pound of salt in the hole when I buried them. The bowie blade is 01 and had some good rust going. The little wood working blade on the left was A2 and took some heavy hits on corrosion and rust. The carved leather sheath came out surprisingly good. The wax/oil dip sheath came out just as crummy as the day it went in.
After a quick look, I threw them back in the hole and covered them up. I'll have another look in 5 or 6 years from now.