$8 away from my Blue Mora Companion, ideas on how to keep it shiny and sparkly forever and ever?

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This one you guys:

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In Cyan stainless steel it's $13, but I'm broke from finally getting my Buck 112 Ranger. Really broke, as you can see. Haha. So it's going to happen!! :] Just not immediately this second.

So: How do you keep your Moras in pristine condition? I REALLY want to try and keep my limited number of very nice knives very nice, if you know what I mean. As nice as I can, anyways. A while back I got my boyfriend this same Morakniv only in orange with carbon steel and he's actually thinking of giving it a forced patina to keep away natural rust and corrosion.

Any thoughts on that? This would also be my first fixed blade, which is pretty exciting. I'm also pretty sure that all of my blades are stainless steel, and honestly I don't know the first thing about how to care for any of them.*

Thanks again for the help! Cheers! ^_^

~ Sparkly

*Except my Victorinox thank you Blade Forum friends (BFFs! :]) for all of your wondrous advice on how to keep my Explorer shining! :)
 
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sparklygalaxy said:
This one you guys:

i5pul3.jpg


In Cyan stainless steel it's $13, but I'm broke from finally getting my Buck 112 Ranger. Really broke, as you can see. Haha. So it's going to happen!! :] Just not immediately this second.

So: How do you keep your Moras in pristine condition? I REALLY want to try and keep my limited number of very nice knives very nice, if you know what I mean. As nice as I can, anyways. A while back I got my boyfriend this same Morakniv only in orange with carbon steel and he's actually thinking of giving it a forced patina to keep away natural rust and corrosion.

Any thoughts on that? This would also be my first fixed blade, which is pretty exciting. I'm also pretty sure that all of my blades are stainless steel, and honestly I don't know the first thing about how to care for any of them.*

Thanks again for the help! Cheers! ^_^

~ Sparkly

*Except my Victorinox thank you Blade Forum friends (BFFs! :]) for all of your wondrous advice on how to keep my Explorer shining! :)
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Only way to keep it clean and sparkly it to put it in a plastic bag and never use it. Not a good idea. Ilmarinen will come for you in your sleep and bad things will happen.

Zieg
 
Completely shiny and new? Not using it. Looking good? Maintain it. Clean it after use, keep the sheath dry. Scratches can be polished out with a regiment of sandpaper and/or polishing stuff like Flitz. Or just use it without worry and look at the wear marks as beauty marks and remember the fun you had using it. I know how it can feel to want to keep a knife looking all nice though, so I know where you're coming from. I'd say just use it, keep it clean and sharp, if you like it a lot, you can always get a second one to keep pristine.
 
Only cut materials softer than the steel to avoid scratches or scuffs and avoiding cutting anything with chemicals or properties that may stain the steel. Cardboard and paper are your best bet. I hear air is easy on the blade finish as well :D
 
Since it’s stainless, all you have to do to keep it in the sheath when not in use. The handle cleans up nicely, in fact I bought the same 2 colors you did. Keep the edge sharp and it will look good for years!
 
Dear BFFs - please tell me how to keep my $20 martha stewart stainless utensil set pristine?

Scientifically, as soon as you take the knife out of the sheath, it is no longer pristine. Whats the point of keeping a $13 mass produced mora fixed blade pristine?
 
Keep mineral oil on it (regular old machine oil). You can use drugstore mineral oil or another option you may have around is sewing machine oil. Sewing machine oil may not be the best to have on food but it is specifically formulated not to be yellow (or brown think motor oil in a car) . . . it is clear and doesn't stain clothing much if at all.

PS : as far as using on food the sheath traps stuff you don't want on your food so you will want to wash the knife before / if you use it on food anyway.

If you want the coolest . . . cool guy (cool gal) oil for your cutlery you could buy some Camilla Oil. A Japanese product used on super fine woodworking and cutlery tools. Looks like the bottle on the left in the first photo below. The special applicator is right next to it; black with a white top.
Word on the street though : this isn't actually real Camilla oil (any more) and they just put mineral oil in the bottle.
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Some interesting photos of the kinds of edge tools it is for :
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People even put it on their hair. I tried it once.
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and after . . . good stuff !
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sharp_edge said:
Dear BFFs - please tell me how to keep my $20 martha stewart stainless utensil set pristine?

Scientifically, as soon as you take the knife out of the sheath, it is no longer pristine. Whats the point of keeping a $13 mass produced mora fixed blade pristine?
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Mine came in plastic bags.
 
sharp_edge said:
Dear BFFs - please tell me how to keep my $20 martha stewart stainless utensil set pristine?

Scientifically, as soon as you take the knife out of the sheath, it is no longer pristine. Whats the point of keeping a $13 mass produced mora fixed blade pristine?
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To keep my knives. nice.

Just because it is a $12 "mass produced" knife, does not mean it doesn't deserve care and attention. Also, $12 is a lot for some of us.

Sincerely,

~ The Girl With Four Dollars In Her Bank Account.
 
PS: Thank you all for these ideas! ^_^ I read every single thread comment here and this has been very helpful. I am super jazzed to continue learning new things here on BF.

~ Sparkly
 
sparklygalaxy said:
To keep my knives. nice.

Just because it is a $12 "mass produced" knife, does not mean it doesn't deserve care and attention. Also, $12 is a lot for some of us.

Sincerely,

~ The Girl With Four Dollars In Her Bank Account.
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Time to get a credit card. They don’t take away your knives when you don’t make payments!
 
Wowbagger said:
Keep mineral oil on it (regular old machine oil). You can use drugstore mineral oil or another option you may have around is sewing machine oil. Sewing machine oil may not be the best to have on food but it is specifically formulated not to be yellow (or brown think motor oil in a car) . . . it is clear and doesn't stain clothing much if at all.

PS : as far as using on food the sheath traps stuff you don't want on your food so you will want to wash the knife before / if you use it on food anyway.

If you want the coolest . . . cool guy (cool gal) oil for your cutlery you could buy some Camilla Oil. A Japanese product used on super fine woodworking and cutlery tools. Looks like the bottle on the left in the first photo below. The special applicator is right next to it; black with a white top.
Word on the street though : this isn't actually real Camilla oil (any more) and they just put mineral oil in the bottle.
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Some interesting photos of the kinds of edge tools it is for :
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People even put it on their hair. I tried it once.
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and after . . . good stuff !
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This was a super neat post. Thanks Wowbagger! ^_^

PS: Your hairs are looking good! ^_~ Very conditioned lol :]
 
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