best protectant for the Becker line??....

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specifically, i just bought a Machaxe at the NYC show on Friday....just had to have it, and it was a decent price...and my wife said okay....so....
anyway, with the coating on it, is it okay to use Rem Oil (with Teflon)....i also have some MetalGlo....but i'd rather use the Rem Oil...i'll coat it with vaseline if i'm storing it for long in the kydex sheath, but i want to give it a coat of protectant first (just to be nice to it)...
any thoughts? (p.s.- can't find a local source for TufCloth, would have to send away)...
Thanks
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I came back with a Companion for some future testing. It' s certainly one slab of a knife! The black coating will do a pretty good job at protecting. If you plan to use it outdoors for food prep as well, then some mineral oil would do. Vaseline contains petroleum products and is not a plus for the taste buds. For long term storage/ burial, perhaps some mil- spec cosmoline will suffice.

The folks at the Camillus table were quite friendly and helpful as well. Thanks Will and Phil.

L8r,
Nakano

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Tuf-Cloth----thats what Camillus recommends,
and so do I, its the best.For long term storage, plain old mineral oil will work well.

It wont go rancid (big plus) and its edible.


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"The most effective armor is to keep out of range"-Italian proverb
 
I, too, was really impressed with the custom feel of those blades. I'll have to take some with me to Belize next year to test out in the rainforest.

Kelt34 -- great to meet you at the show. Let us know how the machaxe works out! Will, great meeting you as well -- you had some impressive cutlery at your table!

Best,

Brian.
 
Based on experience with many products, I don't see much advantage in going with anything besides simple mineral oil. There are others which will last slightly longer under light abrasion (like rain), but any actual use takes even the best right off in minutes.

I mentioned this the other day to friends who do seasonal work (fillet) and they pack their knives in flour at the end of the work year and they had had excellent success with it.


-Cliff
 
We recommend Sentry Tuf-Cloth. For storage, I use MARINE TUF CLOTH. I haven't found anything as effective, and its certainly easy enough to use.

Of course, if you use it frequently enough, rust won't hsave time to form
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com
 
Brain,
Good to meet you also! And doubly good to see you here in the CAMILLUS forum,...come by and hang out more often. Let us know before you head to Belize. My dad was down there a few years ago, annd still talks about going back, sounds like a kewl place...real machete territory!

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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com
 
Will,

Thanks for the welcome -- I still have my 20 year old Camillus pilot's survival knife and it still sees use -- I'm sentimental that way, and it does the job well.

The Bush Hog looks like a true winner for Belize action. Last year's trip was great and a Becker Tool would've been a nice one to have.

Might get me a Machax to play with for a January winter survival trip in Northern Maine, too!

Also, Phil Gibbs -- it was great to meet you outside on my way out with Donna B Friday eve -- all the talk about certain words being censored here on the forums had me in stitches. It cracks me up that a certain type of willow can't be posted without being chopped. Guess which variety folks?

Not the Weeping Willow

Not the Northern Willow

Not the Pacific Willow

But yes, the ***** Willow...

HeeHee -- sorry for being potentially too off-color here!

All the Best,

Brian.

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Brian Jones
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Wilderness & Survival Skills Forum
 
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