Thats the splitting of hairs that I do not understand.
There is no splitting hairs on anything. If anyone "congered" anything up, it would have to be God himself when he laid out the laws of physics and chemistry. Carbon has nothing directly to do with rust. Iron will rust. Carbon or no carbon. The iron you are talking about is not pure iron at all. Not even close. You are referring to wrought iron which is iron full of stringy fiber like slag, an impurity. It is resistant to corroding, but it does rust, just not as fast as pure clean iron or clean steel. Pure iron will rust until it is consumed to nothing but oxide powder given enough time. It just takes longer. Oxygen and water attack iron, and is very rude about it all. It does not ask the iron if it has carbon or not. It simply attacks. Rust builds up, flakes off, new iron is exposed, and the process continues until only oxide dust remains.
Umm, not that big of deal to me. I was wasting give minutes on here while taking a dump and gave a quick and simple answer, dident plan on arguing and splitting hairs on a simple answer. Good answer though, thanks. When I give another simple answer while taking a dump I will private message you to make sure it's ok with you.
Everyone has the privilege of settling on their own level of ignorance. No one has the right to impose it on others.
Not really about a knife. More about correcting a piece of false information presented as an undeniable fact, and backed up with even more false information, under the guise of being a simple factual answer, while engaging in a bowel movement. Just my opinion, but I have to say, I would believe the results of this persons toilet efforts would be of more value than his information.
I remember there use to be a knife forum site that was enjoyed by many but then a few big time knife makers (bark river and a few guys from down under) started telling everybody how wrong their answers were and only theirs was right. All of a sudden a person could not talk or post on the forum because only the same five guys answers were right and everybody else was wrong or not at the same level as the other same five and all of a sudden over about a 2 year period people stoped posting because the super posters ran them off because nobody was as smart as them or gave the correct answer.
Oh My. You are so right. In my days as a shooter / gunsmith / trader. The one rifle I traded that got the most attention was a Hawkin I got as a basket case. Stripped the barrel and all the metal, patched in some brass parts and an old ramrod with steel fittings. Did some browning that turned sour on me but it did look well used and ready for bear. Patina is gold in old.
I see what you did there.
penny knives filled a void back in the day when men chewed a plug of tobacco and most had no teach to bite off a CHAW, so they would cut off one. and if it got lost / misplaced it would not break the bank.
