Dumb question - Can damascus rust between the layers?

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synthesist

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Over last weekend one of my wife's "friends" stayed with us and (thinking about how I can say this politely here) left a Delbert Ealy damascus sujihiki sitting in water overnight. You all probably heard the explosion that occurred when I discovered that. I don't think she'll be visiting overnight again soon.

I dried the blade, stropped the edge and oiled it.

My question is whether I need to do anything else to it ?

I dread the thought of it rusting between the layers.....................

Corey "synthesist" Gimbel
 
Chris is correct. If it was welded properly (knowing Del I'm sure it was) its one solid piece of steel and it would be impossible to rust between the layers.
 
Thanks for the speedy replies.

The handle (thankfully) didn't appear to suffer any ill effects (unlike my head when I discovered the knife).
 
Yikes! that just sounds bad. I'm in agreement with Darrin though with good
welds it should'nt be a problem. You probably scared the schmit out of the
poor girl.
Ken.
 
I would let it sit out and dry for a couple days, then really oil the blade and all around the handle/tang joints. Rub it in well with some 4/0 steel wool if needed. Wipe it off and then let sit out to dry again for a couple days before putting away.
 
Thank you all for your speedy/timely advice. The knife has been sitting out all week, recuperating from its traumatic experience (it never learned to swim apparently).

The knife and handle seem to have survived unscathed, with no noticeable effects at all.

This is one of those situations where a comment, okay my comment, about respecting other people's property was met with something along the lines of " Keep your manties on it's a kitchen knife FFS................." That was when y'all probably heard the explosion which started with "That hand made knife, which was a gift to my wife, cost more then your purse and shoes and ended with, How about if I go open the sunroof of your (expensive English SUV), and turn on the sprinklers for 8 hours you............."

Welllllllllllllllllll you get it....................

I'm told she apologized to her old friend/my wife. Good friends sort things like this out. My wife had more confidence in the knife's integrity then I did apparently.

I hope my tale has amused y'all
 
With kitchen knives, it seems to either be left in the sink, or used on glass / ceramic serving trays.
 
I have a friend that his wife ran one of his custom knives through the washer and dryer.

The dryer did the most damage.

I can completely understand the knee jerk reaction.

Dave from Diller
 
I used to keep a quote taped underneath my kitchen knives; "I'll share my toothbrush with my wife but not my knives." Eric Ripert
I do share my knives with my wife now but she knows how serious I am about them.
Glad your wife's knife and friend both survived intact. :D
 
I have a chef friend who is married ( a rather amazing fact in itself) and he has a really nice knife block. One side is marked "HIS" and the other side is marked "HERS". He is adamant that she never use his knives.
 
Today it is my turn to be the contrarian.

A knife, even an expensive handmade custom knife by a well known and respected maker, is just an object. It may hold a special place in our hearts, but it should never be more precious to us than the ones we love. If we are willing to jeopardize our love or friendship for a knife, that says something about the depth of our love.
 
tryppyr said:
Today it is my turn to be the contrarian.

A knife, even an expensive handmade custom knife by a well known and respected maker, is just an object. It may hold a special place in our hearts, but it should never be more precious to us than the ones we love. If we are willing to jeopardize our love or friendship for a knife, that says something about the depth of our love.
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Now look what you have done. You've taken this to a level never intended and reminded us it's just a knife. :)

Let us know how you feel when someone drops one of your favorite knives though.
 
tryppyr, I partially agree with you. The response Cory described was escalating ie. "keep your manties on...." If I damaged someone elses property, I would be apologetic, rather than rude and avoiding responsibility. I suspect the situation would have been different if the response was "OMG, I'm so sorry! I had no idea! How can I fix this?"
 
Did I forget to mention that she's a successful lawyer? (More real estate, tax, finance etc though)

Cor
 
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