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04-17-2009, 02:50 AM #11Senior Member
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You have been really on top of your game lately. First the puma, and now this. I'm blown away.
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04-17-2009, 04:12 AM #12I still have my face!
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You're killing me Max. The DD Special #1 is and will always be my first srt8, so I've got a soft spot for it.
Dear me... That's awfully nice!
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04-17-2009, 05:01 AM #13Senior Member
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Great job! Looks great. I love the mirror polish.
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04-17-2009, 05:14 PM #14Now if I could just find a midget..
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All I can say is WOW! The before pics do not do this thing justice! Max brought one back that looked as if someone, not I mind you, had chewed on the scales. I picked this up for next to nothing at a Flea Market with the idea that no DD should go out like that. Never did I think it would end up looking like this!
Thanks again Max, the time you spent on the phone discussing options was both informative and helpful.
Joe
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04-17-2009, 06:12 PM #15Large Member
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Been after a Duck for a while, but always passed over the No1's as they were a bit plain. Now i'm converted! That's so bloody classy!
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04-22-2009, 06:52 PM #16Junior Member
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Max I'm definitely not doubting you. But could you or anyone else help me understand why you didn't think the blade would turn out that nice. Did you think that it was permanently stained? From the before picture it doesn't look extremely pitted or rusted or anything.....
I guess this is just ignorance talking cuz I don't get it.
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04-22-2009, 07:41 PM #17Senior Member
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How do you do such things?!
Amazing!
I'm a sucker for spike points...
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04-23-2009, 04:59 AM #18The Shell Whisperer
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For starters the blade had lots of hone wear and the picture actually makes it even look better as it really was. Scratches and blemishes went really deep especially the back side which is not featured. Another problem was the edge which badly curved towards the heel side and doesn't really show all that well in the pic. The scales from close looked like a dog had spend a 15 minutes playing time with them. So basically it looked really worse than the pic shows. But I managed to resurrect the Duck. Didn't want it to turn into a Chinese roast duck.
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Max I'm definitely not doubting you. But could you or anyone else help me understand why you didn't think the blade would turn out that nice. Did you think that it was permanently stained? From the before picture it doesn't look extremely pitted or rusted or anything.....
I guess this is just ignorance talking cuz I don't get it.
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04-23-2009, 05:20 AM #19The Great & Powerful Oz
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Nice resurrection there Max. No more lame duck.
So you reground the heel ? Hard to see on the pics.“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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04-30-2009, 12:17 AM #20Senior Member
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Much respect Max... i always love an original restore and you lake this look easy.
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