T/D - the double cut should be much the same as bead-blasted, therefore not reflective like a polished blade. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Right you are, Tom. I read a post on BF once that I can't seem to find right now. IIRC, the post said that a double-cut blade is first sand-blasted and then bead-blasted. If there's a concern with double-cut blades, it's that blasting the blade introduces microscopic "pores" into the blade surface that could promote corrosion. Keeping the blade clean, dry and protected should be sufficient to prevent it from corroding, however.
Anybody else able to add any insight to this? If these knives are going to have less corrosion resistance than Scrap Yard Knives normally have I just lost interest in getting one. I always clean my tools before putting them up but that may still mean they stay "dirty, wet and unprotected" for three or four days.
