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Found this Craftsman carpenters hatchet floating around the house. Since it weighs a full pound less than my normal forest axe, I want to clean it up and throw it in with my backpacking gear.
I don't want to take the patina off, and the steel only has a few rust pock-marks, so I don't want to go nuts scrubbing or acid bathing. Whats the best way to just maintain it?