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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gfhoward, post: 1632178, member: 44125&quot;]As a NooB, for what it&#039;s worth, I don&#039;t care what you call it, but I find the distinctions in the conversation illuminating. For example, it helps to know that there is good cleaning and bad cleaning. Makes sense to me. I think that&#039;s true with everything (can be cleaned properly or improperly). I think of conserving as something generally done by trained professionals (i.e., good cleaning). A hobbyist can learn that level of skill and knowledge as well, but it&#039;s very hard to verify they&#039;re good at it. I know from knife collecting that alot of guys think they know how to &quot;conserve&quot; a knife, but they don&#039;t. So &#039;leave it to the pros&#039; is a useful rule of thumb. Also, in the world of knives, a knife can be properly cleaned/maintained and still be in original mint condition, but it can also be improperly cleaned/polished/maintained and no longer be in original condition. The pros are the ones best able to understand the difference. I&#039;m sure some hobbyists can as well, but many won&#039;t know where to draw the line and will sell their knives as being in original condition when they aren&#039;t. That&#039;s the problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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