EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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SACBALLZ said:
Yeah those reasons are why I started using a light grease on my detents instead of an oil. It just doesn't run as much, and generally seems like it does the job better. Occasionally it will get wiped into the lock face but a quick wipe gets rid it. Sometimes I'll pack the grease into the detent hole of the blade, if it's large enough, so the detent ball kind of just dips itself into the grease and doesn't get wiped around on the tang as much.

I've had wicked Wax for about a year now and my typical use is for micarta. It does a really good job at bringing out the color. I will wipe on a liberal coating and leave it to soak in for several hours. Then come back and wipe it off thoroughly, and my favorite part is it doesn't feel like any residue is left behind. So it brings out the color and makes it look really nice, creates a protective layer, but unlike oil there is no oily feeling when you go to carry it. I've also used it for protecting the blade but generally use oil instead, only for as much as corrosion protection as possible. I like the stuff though, and a tin should last me a very long time. I am going to tear some knives down today to clean them and get ready to be sold, I'll use wicked Wax and see how it feels on something like a bearing flipper. It feels fine on the native, but it's a washer backlock with pretty stiff action so it's not a great candidate for evaluation.
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Yeah, I didn't think about bearing knives, but that's a whole different beast regarding the wax. Let me know how that one goes. I don't know if that will work very well honestly. But who knows, maybe you'll come up with the newest best thing!

I just got my tin of Wicked Wax in the mail today, so we'll see how she does. I already have and use Renaissance Wax for corrosion resistance and protecting wood and leather, but I figured I'd get the Wicked Wax because I didn't know if Ren Wax would work the same way on the washers.
 
Funny all this talk about wax. I just got done waxing this leather handle with natural beeswax. At first it's a sticky mess but it hardens as you polish it with a rag. It worked surprisingly well and super cheap.

I always much prefer the more natural food safe lubes and waxes if at all possible.

I'm not into knife fighting so it's not very practical, but I love this one.

 
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