Dave Markowitz
September 14, 2003, 05:33 PM
I completed a long-term exposure test of my Spyderco Delica yesterday. The test was unplanned: I lost the knife shortly before Father's Day and found it yesterday at the range. It had been outside, imbedded in the sand since June. It's been a fairly wet Summer, too.
This is an older Delica. I got it four or five years ago at least. It's made of AUS-8, which as you'll see, stodd up pretty well.
Here's what it looked like as found, with just some of the dirt and surface staining wiped off with my thumb:
http://www.building-tux.com/images/delica-dirty1.jpg
Here's a shot of the inside. As you can see, sand is impacted into the handle:
http://www.building-tux.com/images/delica-dirty2.jpg
And finally, here's what it looks like cleaned up:
http://www.building-tux.com/images/delica-clean.jpg
I used hot, soapy water, Liquid Wrench from a spray can, Flitz metal polish, and FP-10 to clean it. It's still a bit stiff and needs sharpening, but other than that it's not really all that worse for the wear.
This is an older Delica. I got it four or five years ago at least. It's made of AUS-8, which as you'll see, stodd up pretty well.
Here's what it looked like as found, with just some of the dirt and surface staining wiped off with my thumb:
http://www.building-tux.com/images/delica-dirty1.jpg
Here's a shot of the inside. As you can see, sand is impacted into the handle:
http://www.building-tux.com/images/delica-dirty2.jpg
And finally, here's what it looks like cleaned up:
http://www.building-tux.com/images/delica-clean.jpg
I used hot, soapy water, Liquid Wrench from a spray can, Flitz metal polish, and FP-10 to clean it. It's still a bit stiff and needs sharpening, but other than that it's not really all that worse for the wear.
