0-1 maintanance

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Sammy Mickel

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I just happen to have some .250 0-1 laying around. Don't know if I'm going to make a fixed blade or a folder. What I do know is that it will be exposed to moisture or possibly blood ,from cleaning squirels,deer ect.. What is the best way to clean the blade after use in these conditions and keep rust/corrosion from setting in? By the way I haven't been in the forums in a while, I like the new look. Thanks for any help.

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Over the past few years I have gotten away from oils and have been using wax on my blades as well as firearms. I personally like pure carnuba wax, but it has gotten tough to find. Any quality auto wax works well. Lately I have been using a product called Mothers cleaner/wax. Has a funny smell, but protects both blade and barrels very nicely.
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Ed Caffrey
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I have made many knives in O1. I have gone over to more stainresistant steel now but still makes a few in 01.
A good way is to rinse in hot water until the blade is warm. Wipe it dry and the heat will make any water waperise. Then coat with oil or beeswax. The blade should always be wiped of with a rag right after use.

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Jens Anso, ansoknives@hotmail.com
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This is the real world. Gott'a tell the truth. Stick it down in the sand a few times, swish it off in a creek or mudpuddle, and wipe it clean with leaves.

I do stop short of using a rock to pound the blade through the pelvis and backbone, but a few of my customers have done this, too.


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Ben R. Ogletree, Jr.
 
If you are cleaning game, you should certainly have an antibacterial soap and water with you. There are diseases that you can contract from game animals, as I am sure you know.

So, wash the blade down with soap and water, dry it with a cloth, and use a Tuf-Cloth on it. The thin film protectant will displace any remaining traces of moisture, and dry rapidly to a non tacky coating that is transparent. The ingredients of Tuf-Cloth are said to be non-toxic, but if you are concerned about this, use the soap and water to wash the knife down before reuse.

Wax is acceptable, but is more labor intensive to apply, and can also 'bridge' over tiny scratches or pits which have water in them, allowing corrosion to occur. Oil will act in the same manner.

Hope this helps. Walt
 
Dr. Welch,

I maintain my MD Panther with marine TUF-CLOTH and I notice after repeated unsheathing and resheathing that a dirt-like film develops on the blade especially where cuffs marks(?) can be seen. Is this to be expected, am I applying too much? Thanks in advance and God bless!
 
JRT; sounds like you are doing everything right to me. I get the same thing with even the regular Tuf-Cloth. It is just small particles of Kydex rubbing off on the blade.

The Marine Tuf-Cloth leaves a thicker film that is very, very slightly tacky, and sometimes slightly hazy, but won't hold onto dirt as oil will. You can always simply rub the blade down with a dry cloth if the haze or tackyness bothers you; the coating remains. However, since the Marine cloth is designed for extremely demanding environments, I would just leave the film as is. When you reapply the Tuf-Cloth, the Kydex smears come right off. BTW, a Mad Dog will appear to have the hard chrome being scuffed off by the Kydex, but it isn't really happening. The Kydex is a lot softer, and is just buffing the chrome, making it shinier.

Hope this helps, Walt
 
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