best knife oil?

[chasden]

I'm using Hanwei Sword oil, but I was wondering what you folks like to use on your knives.

 

[hatchetjack]

I use a shop rag that has a mixture of whatever oils I used that came off from wiping my hands and tools, guns etc. It's got Hoppe's, 10-30 wt, WD-40, 3 in 1 you name it. Probably a bit of kerosene too.

Works great.

 

[moxie]

Hatchetjack's approach is perfect! If you don't have a similar shop rag, any old oil will do. Knives don't need oil that has high heat or friction properties. It just needs a bit of lubricity and protection from corrosion. Almost any oil will do that.

 

[ziptrickhead]

I use mineral oil. Just a little on a rag will do.

 

[yinyang]

Miltec. Sometimes Rem-Oil.

 

[Varg Lobos]

Just plain ol' mineral oil for me.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Let’s see if we can find the right forum …

 

[razorburn]

Just plain ol' mineral oil for me.

I've heard this being mentioned many times before but what kind of mineral oil? I went to the local drugstore and saw two grades. Heavy and light. Which one?

 

[ziptrickhead]

For pharmaceutical purposes, heavy mineral oil is recommended over light mineral oil, as it is believed to have a lesser tendency to be absorbed in the gut or aspirated after oral administration.

Looks like the difference between heavy and light is the specific gravity and viscosity. For knife purposes I would say go with whatever is cheap. I'm guessing maybe the heavy stuff would coat a little thicker though.

 

[tabeeb762]

I use plain old SINGER oil on my knives and guns.

Never tried an oil specifically for knives but I hear TUF GLIDE is good

 

[rifon2]

I've found that Marine Tuf Glide gives the best corrosion resistance of everything I've used -

which includes Militec, mineral oil, FP-10, BreakFree CLP, regular Tuf Cloth, liquid Tuf Glide, and some others which I don't recall at the moment.

But FP-10 is the best pivot lube IMO.

 

[Keith_H]

mineral oil because it is 1. cheap- byproduct of gasoline making, 2. food safe- you can drink it and all of my knives end up cutting into an apple once and a while, 3. Handy for cutting boards and other uses.

 

[rpttrsn]

I use Tri-Flow which contains teflon. If I take the knife apart for cleaning etc. I put a small amount of Super Lube w/ teflon on the pivit area and any detent.
Both work well for me. We all have our favorites. Just don't use too much.

 

[rifon2]

Just don't use too much.

+1 on that. :thumbup:

 

[smitty0331]

3 in 1, wd-40, cutting oil, air tool oil.

 

[michdad]

mineral oil because it is 1. cheap- byproduct of gasoline making, 2. food safe- you can drink it and all of my knives end up cutting into an apple once and a while, 3. Handy for cutting boards and other uses.

Am I too anal? I like petroleum stuff on my stones. Next I clean with Dowfoam. Then I wipe with about 40% IPA, and oil with olive oil. I do this because a number of the knives I sharpen go into kitchen drawers and blocks.

Matt

 

[Keith_H]

does the olive oil spoil?

 

[michdad]

I have only been using olive oil for about a year. In that time, no. After that, ???

 

[orthogonal1]

Olive oil will go rancid.

There is probably so little of it that it cannot be smelled.

 

[Way-O]

Mineral oil, it's non-toxic and very stable. I just rub it in with a cotton cloth, to leave a fine layer.