There is a line, and it is black and white.
In our Knife Restoration Series, we are looking at the bringing old knives back to life.
Knives do break and need repaired, but today, I’m not talking about fixing a knife; no, I’m talking The Line.
Some see it clearly, to others it isn’t quite so clear, but all know it’s there.
“A knife needs fixed. That’s when the “restore or not” question comes in. I guess that’s the thing…..when you’re working on a knife, you know if you’re doing something to blur the issue of authenticity to future observers of that knife. When you get to that line, you have to decide….”
Quote from an interview with a knife repairer
There is a line, and it is black and white.
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I too repair knives. And that line IS there. In the end, honesty is always the best policy. I like my repairs to look like the original (not always easy to do) and you have to let people know that the knife has been fooled with.