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Today, out there using my axe for what it is meant for - one could argue an old hand forged Swedish axe never was meant to get used in desert conditions but it's another matter altogether - it started perspiring, to my surprise. Global Heating has delivered us a heat wave atop our extended drought and as the day got hot, up to 104 F, I saw my axe sitting in the grass had gotten shiny and slippery on the surface exposed to the sun. An acquaintance, expert in knowledge of the axes of Sweden has always claimed that the old iron used by the good axe makers there has a fatty feel on the surfaces and I always took his word for it. Could that be related to my axe getting greasy in the sun, I wonder.
To my recollection, by way of additional background, I have likely coated the surface a time or two with camilla oil as a preventative against rust, in those days when that was a concern, as is my normal practice, though I've never known an oil to de-oxidize, soften and get sticky yes,but that is not the condition as it occurred on the occasion at hand.
To my recollection, by way of additional background, I have likely coated the surface a time or two with camilla oil as a preventative against rust, in those days when that was a concern, as is my normal practice, though I've never known an oil to de-oxidize, soften and get sticky yes,but that is not the condition as it occurred on the occasion at hand.