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hiwa

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Hi folks. My name is Pete. I live in Canada. This is my first post here. It will take me a bit to get used to how it works,but I'll catch on quick.
I would like to start off if I could with a question. I have on order a Rod Garcia Skookum bush tool in 0-1 steel. I am a little worried about it rusting if I forget to oil it and leave it in my gear unattended for a while. Any suggestions?

Thanks.:
 
Pete hows it going bro? Welcome to the forum! My recommendation is to find some desiccant (you can find it anywhere online), and leave it wherever you store your blades. I keep my knives in a drawer with a few disiccant packets in the corners to absorb any unwanted moisture. If you don't know, desiccant sucks up any moisture thus preventing your blades from rusting. Of course, oil is still need every couple of months or so. Just show a little love every 3 months and you'll be fine :thumbup: Once again welcome.....to the addiction :D

-Brendan
 
Thanks man. Yeah, I know what that stuff is. I am wondering if I should change my order to A-2 ( I dont want s30v). Maybe it wont make much diff. I kind of like lo-tech steels. They perform simply and well just need a little maintenance. Lee Valley tools up here sell the dessicant in " bars" to put in yer toolbox or toolbag.

Thanks for the welcome.
 
I would imagine the difference in rusting potential between O1 and A2 would be slight, if any. The only technically non-stainless steel that would be markedly better would be D2 because of its high chromium content.
 
I've had thoughts that they might peform similar. I guess if either of those steels where inadverdantly left with some schmeer on the blade and left somewhere, some rust or at least discoloration may develop.0-1 having .5% and A-2 having 5% chromium isn't a heck of a big difference. It's probably more important to just take care of it and wipe it after use. I told a friend of mine about my concerns with 0-1 ( he doesn't know steels like I do ), and he said " I wouldn't worry about it,you don't let your gun rust by taking care of it,do you !)
I think I'll leave my blade choice at 0-1. My research indicates it is an excellent blade steel,just that it requires a little care in keeping it clean,but the pay-off is great cutting ability and ease of sharpening.

Pete
 
My suggestion would be to get yourself some tuff glide and, especially, a tuff cloth which is a lint free cloth soaked in tuff glide. The stuff is great as a lubricant for your folders and if you wipe your knives regularly with the cloth it will help with the corosion issue. Another advantage is that it's not "oily" so you want attract dust and crap to your knife.
 
A coat of Sentry Solutions Tuf-Glide works when knives are in storage. I put a healthy coat on some knives in the past. Those knives, years ago, were put in storage. Two years later, I took the knives out and saw little to no rust on any knife (about ten total). Some of those knives were used and wiped off with a towel after use, rubbed down with Tuf-Glide and put in storage. Those that were used had very faint, sparse spots of rust that were polished out. The blade steels varied; I don't remember exactly what was used. The blades were taken out of storage circa 1996. Hope this helps.
 
Looked all over Edmonton for tuff-glide stuff... Nothin' What about a food-grade oil or protectant for 0-1, as I may use it in the camp kitchen?? I have used break-free "collector" lube for my in storage knives, and it's a great product. I need something as a daily use thing in the bush. I've even heard of some people used olive oil !
 
I've read of people using food grade mineral oil and olive oil (I've tried the olive oil and it works). I don't know about break free. A search for mineral oil or olive oil should bring posts concerning their use on 0-1 steel.
 
Any type of oily coating will do in a pinch. All you're trying to do is keep the moisture and oxygen away from the steel. If you're out in the bush and you want something you can use every day then olive oil is fine, you could also use any animal fats, like maybe you cook some bacon or something. This is different to longer term storage, you don't want to be using something that's going to go off, that's why tuf glide is great for that.

Horses for courses.
 
I have a knife made of A2 and I leave it in it's sheath and don't wipe it down often and it has stayed rust/stain free even in the humid Florida weather.

I don't have a knife made of O1 but I have read it will rust if you look at it wrong. The A2 seems pretty darn nice to me. Just a thought.

And welcome!

Ryan
 
gajinoz said:
Any type of oily coating will do in a pinch. All you're trying to do is keep the moisture and oxygen away from the steel. If you're out in the bush and you want something you can use every day then olive oil is fine, you could also use any animal fats, like maybe you cook some bacon or something. This is different to longer term storage, you don't want to be using something that's going to go off, that's why tuf glide is great for that.

Horses for courses.
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There's a lot of salt in commercial bacon, which probably isn't good for storage. Unsalted lard is good, as is peanut oil. I use Johnson's Paste Wax unless I'm using the knife to cook with, then peanut oil is my first choice.

Peanut oil is high in vitamin E which serves as a natural antioxidant and prevents it from gooping up like other natural vegetable oils do.

I'm giving serious thought to using peanut oil the next time I refinish my deck---it has been used as a natural wood finish for centuries. It can't do any worse than the stuff I used last time!
 
i rugularly clean and coat my 0-1 blade with a mixture of wd-40 and olive or motor oil, never had a rust problem yet other than when i took a detour through a creek before realizing i forgot my field cleaning kit...
 
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