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A couple of you mentioned keeping a glass of water in the cabinet to keep ivory from cracking. But what about the blades, doesn't that induce rust? Isn't that why people put dissecants and dehumidifiers in safes?![]()
**Advice needed**
Now, I have camelia oil but am uncertain if I should leave it on or not. I keep some folders in a wooden Tomway case on my desk. If I oil them it will all rub off onto the felt in the case. I have others I keep in Bill's Custom Cases. Do I leave oil on the knives and have it rub off or just keep them dry? My main concern is the folders in the Tomway case which I am displaying. I also have the regular tough cloth. Can that hurt carbon damascus or ivory? Hows it compare to camelia? I wouldn't personally keep knives around a glass of water because I have had a few knives in the past form a little of that brown color in a few spots, so i'd rather keep them dry and only oil if necessary.
I have chamois to wipe them down after handling but that often leaves some lint of the knives. Where can I find the best cloth to use for wipe downs after handling? Also I tend to have better luck with my knives when I have NOT oiled them for a while and just kept them dry, strange huh?
If you go to my collection link you will see the knives I am talking about.
Thanks for the advice fellas. Here's another question. For those of you that soak stag/ivory in mineral oil, just exactly how do you do this? Do you pour oil in a container and set the handle in it, resting the knife on the guard, or wrap the handle in an oil soaked rag?
Thanks,
Bob
Thanks for the advice fellas. Here's another question. For those of you that soak stag/ivory in mineral oil, just exactly how do you do this? Do you pour oil in a container and set the handle in it, resting the knife on the guard, or wrap the handle in an oil soaked rag?
Thanks,
Bob