You could contact Renee; I suspect Dan could touch up the coating easy enough. I doubt it would cost anything but shipping, although I think your friend should be the one to pay.

Or maybe see if one of the guys like Vic/Jeff or ? wants to do a strip job for you ? I believe there is a thread on this somewhere and I am thinking of doing this to at least a couple of my users. I like the look. But - if you are going to queen the knife- might want to have it repaied as suggested. Just an option.

If Vic or Jeff does any stripping I'm gonna close my eyes <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

Sounds like the knives will be fine with the proper care, the marks will just give them more character, and now that they're already marked, give'em heck! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Or.. you could strip'em, and them beat them and use them like they're meant to be used!

As for the friend... well I've had friends like that in the past, but not for long... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I like the rapping idea too!

LOL!!!! Good one! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Vic's the Master stripper though! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Wow- so much for this thread <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

What the heck did I miss??? Stripping, rapping, Vic, Jeff? No, nevermind, it's best if I don't know!

Man, I would be soo angry if any of my friends did that to my blades...man.

I'm reminded of a much smaller incident where I was showing somebody the flint and steel out of my fire kit. My mistake was letting this person hold the tools. "How do you do it?", they ask, as they scrape the steel perpendicularly across the delicate edge of the stone. "AAAGH!", I reply.

Similar lesson.

Vic stripping leaving nothing but the helmet...lol and some rainwalker leather. ok.... I'll stop ... my cheeks are hurting

It's amazing how the innocent use of the words "stripping" and "leather"
utilized in the same sentence can produce imaginings that far exceed the
intended use of the words <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Now, you'll have to excuse me while I go and wash out my brain with soap <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I am gonna get my knifes back ground to the handle ....lol But my cheeks will still be hurting!