Khukuri use

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Just a quick comment. Many of my users are getting rust spots. Not speckles but spots. The tree sap does not cause a problem, but after oiling and putting my users to bed, I get spots of rust.

Any suggestions? Thanks, Jim Samoska [Sams is from the military]
 
Khuk pox.

You'll have to ship them off for treatment.

I have this boot.....

Whoops, wrong thread.

Nevermind.
 
I wax mine with Trewax after cleaning them. Haven't had a rust problem. Any wax with carnuba should do the same. Johnson's, etc.
 
Remove rust with naval jelly.

Poish back to degree you want.

Clean and degrease to bare metal.

Apply coat or two with paste wax. Remove by light buffing. Oil anyway.

I've done this on a couple of Colts and it reduced blueing wear and prevented rust to an uncanny degree.
 
Jim, with all respect to the fellows that answered with some good suggestions, my first question would be what exactly are you oiling your khuks with? Gets pretty humid down there in Florida, and stuff like WD40 just don't cut the mustard. Need something that coats the blade and forms a barrier to moisture, hence many folks' fondness for various waxes.

Sarge
 
Thanks, I knew that:D

I guess I will package them up and send them to Dean.:)
 
I know it sounds goofy when I say it, but I've had very good success in the field with ordinary Chapstik (Bruise maintains that I must also eat the stuff to stay "regular"). Seriously though, Chapstick is basically nothing more than petrolatum and wax. It's cheap, easy to carry a tube in your pocket, and just a dab of the stuff will coat an entire khukuri blade and stay put until you physically wipe it away.

Sarge
 
You fellows are too much!:D

Sarge, I use Marine Tuff wipes, and "gun" oil. I don't have a problem with all of them. What is interesting, I develop rust in different "ways" on different khukuris. A "round" rust spot surprised me. A speckle is very common. I was thinking, the forging was a possibility. Or the steel used?
 
Chapstick is good for handles too, I just coated the handle of my WWII with some a few days ago and it's looking much better than before.
 
prefer crisco to chapstick, on my khuks and lips
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Oh come on now, we all know they use Cowboy Chapstik up in Oklahoma. What, y'all ain't heard of Cowboy Chapstik? Just dip your finger in some fresh cow plop and rub it on your lips. It'll sure as all get out keep you from lickin' 'em, thus allowing your lips to heal up in short order.:rolleyes: :D

Sarge
 
Sounds like this might be moving into the realm of "let's p-ss on the fire,call the dogs,open another brew, and tell some war stories."
 
guys, hate to be the killjoy here, but...


sams - how much time between when you use your khuk and you sheath it?

Here's why I ask:


I used to do the exact same thing you do - use the khukuri, wipe it clean, sheath it....pull it out later with rust.

One day, I was in such a rush, I didn't have a chance to sheath the knives after using them (and I had kept them clean in-the-field) so I just left them on the table. I came home later in the evening and sheathed them. Pulled 'em out later - no rust.:confused:


Here's what's happening:

When you use your knife you are heating it up (friction from use), adding moisture to it by cleaning, plus stressing the steel. The khuk needs time to "cool off" just like the rest of us do. If not cooled, it carries that heat and humidity into the scabbard where it causes rust (leather and wood are great insulators;)).

Try it next time - see if it works for you too. ;)

my 0.02

Dan
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn
Oh come on now, we all know they use Cowboy Chapstik up in Oklahoma. What, y'all ain't heard of Cowboy Chapstik? Just dip your finger in some fresh cow plop and rub it on your lips. It'll sure as all get out keep you from lickin' 'em, thus allowing your lips to heal up in short order.:rolleyes: :D

Sarge
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Sarge,

Don't make me send the Sooner boys back down there!:D
 
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