Just made an impulse buy! Caly 3.5

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Nice pick up gringo. I was just a little too late for that one.
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Chuck what happened? Haha. How'd you get all that rust? Just saying screw it? :p

Nice pickup! These and the 3 are still out there!
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I always considering getting one. I love the grey G-10 but dont know about the whole patina thing. Is there a way to prevent the whole patina process?
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It is a superb cutting implement. From my experience, even with diligent maintenance this steel will develop a patina... i.e.- signs of use. Why deny it something it excels at?
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Revival wrote:I always considering getting one. I love the grey G-10 but dont know about the whole patina thing. Is there a way to prevent the whole patina process?
I coated the tang of my SB 3.5 and it prevented all oxidation, might reapply every few monts if I was serious about keeping the patina off the blade. Coated my entire M4 Manix blade in it with good results but took it off later to allow a patina to develop.
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mcb wrote:Chuck what happened? Haha. How'd you get all that rust? Just saying screw it? :p

Nice pickup! These and the 3 are still out there!

Sir, I'll have you know that that's not rust. Those are character marks. Hehehe...

I just use it and give it a wipe to dry. Once a week, I oil lightly.
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Clip wrote:I coated the tang of my SB 3.5 and it prevented all oxidation, might reapply every few monts if I was serious about keeping the patina off the blade. Coated my entire M4 Manix blade in it with good results but took it off later to allow a patina to develop.
Coated it with what?
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Nice score. Enjoy that puppy!
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Nice pickup Lance! I impulse bought a Caly 3 CF/ZDP about a month ago, after deciding I needed an office knife. Then about two weeks ago I made another impulse buy, a CTS-204P PM2... you know, to balance out the office / field setup.
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envious! I search for 3.5 but only caly3 in superblue i got... :)
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dishcore wrote:Nice pickup Lance! I impulse bought a Caly 3 CF/ZDP about a month ago, after deciding I needed an office knife. Then about two weeks ago I made another impulse buy, a CTS-204P PM2... you know, to balance out the office / field setup.
Two great knives -- Impulse buys are usually the ones you want in your heart and may turn out to be your favorites :)

That's been my experience at least. I impulse bought a D2 Para Military1 this week and it's already one of my faves.
762cal wrote:envious! I search for 3.5 but only caly3 in superblue i got... :)
The 3 is really a great size. Very good for fruit and food handling, which will give it a very nice patina very quickly if you don't oil it. One of my favorites.

By the way, welcome to the forums :)
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