Blade pitting and the sheath

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Baggy1oh1

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Good Morning all,

Sorry if this has been discussed before in another thread i am new to the site so my appogies if thats the case.

I have a Tod Cutler Bollock Dagger with sheath and for some reason the tip of the blade (1/4 to 1/2inch) keeps getting pitted while it's in the sheath, the rest of the blade doesn't get damaged at all just the very tip? I was wondering if the sheath is the problem or is there something really basic i'm missing here?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bag
 
The general rule is to not store knives in their sheaths.
 
The sheath on that dagger has a brass chape, that might be helping the tip stay moister and induce more pitting. You've already seen the bit about don't store in leather, the other thing you can do is once it's all cleaned up to give it a coating of Renaissance Wax. Oil works too, but it can get messy or stain if you go crazy with it. I've used a bit of warm paraffin or beeswax to rub down and it's worked okay too, just not as easy and more messy than a dedicated product.
 
I seal all my leather sheaths with SnowSeal, melted in, inside and out. Sometimes this requires taking the sheath apart and re-stitching (if you're a leather fanatic like me) but if not you can usually work a glop down inside then melt it in with a hair dryer (ask your S.O. before you borrow the dryer). That will prevent the leather from absorbing moisture. Also, use a rust preventive on the blade -- I use BreakFree CLP, but plain old Vaseline works fine, too.
 
BitingSarcasm said:
The sheath on that dagger has a brass chape, that might be helping the tip stay moister and induce more pitting. You've already seen the bit about don't store in leather, the other thing you can do is once it's all cleaned up to give it a coating of Renaissance Wax. Oil works too, but it can get messy or stain if you go crazy with it. I've used a bit of warm paraffin or beeswax to rub down and it's worked okay too, just not as easy and more messy than a dedicated product.
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Thanks for the further information, i have used oil but as you say its a bit messy. I will look into waxes or paradin wax as the other commenter said. Thanks.
 
Alberta Ed said:
I seal all my leather sheaths with SnowSeal, melted in, inside and out. Sometimes this requires taking the sheath apart and re-stitching (if you're a leather fanatic like me) but if not you can usually work a glop down inside then melt it in with a hair dryer (ask your S.O. before you borrow the dryer). That will prevent the leather from absorbing moisture. Also, use a rust preventive on the blade -- I use BreakFree CLP, but plain old Vaseline works fine, too.
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Again thanks for the further info. I had wondered if the sheath has somehow been holding water but i wasnt sure.
All this information is very welcome though and i will be using some of your suggestions. Thanks.
 
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