Knife Storage Questions (help)

TheMtnMan

TheMtnMan

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Hello Hogs
Thanks for reading, any help/advice is greatly appreciated.
So... for a few month I need to put most of my knife collection in storage, I got 1 of em Battery operated dehumidifiers.
My questions are, if I put the dehumidifier inside the knife Case or suit case,
Is it possible to over dehumidify them ? Also will it hurt leather sheaths ?
The storage unit is climate controlled,
I just don't want to come back, and find a bunch of rusted INFI lol
Thank U
 
Should be fine.

I live in a billion % humidity and a light cost of oil keeps even the most rust prone knives preserved with no dehumidifiers
 
Get good oil like slip2000

I'e Had it on knives and guns in storage for 6+ months and it' still wet
 
I'd say safest is store them out if the sheathes. Like tactical cardboard. Maybe put is some dessicant or whatever so that you have a backup. I think with good oil you should be fine.
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However I've stored my Randall sheathed for 20 years and the only problem was the brass turned green
 
Dehumidifier would dry out leather severely and it’s probably not needed for the knives.
wax or oil should be good.
 
No dehumidifier necessary. Just oil them well. Don’t store them in leather. A few months isn’t really that long either, so you really don’t need to worry much.
 
Long time ago I left my CS WTF oiled on the shelf that had a towel under it (to prevent scretches) the pattern of a towel ended up being imprinted on some parts of the blade/patina (I fhink)
Thanks to Garth it' back to looking better than new lol
 
If humidity is low it will dry out leather.

I have lots of carbon steel stored and I live in the south. GA specifically and our humidity makes a lot of people say “No way could I stand that humidity.”

I simply use gobs of mineral oil. You should use latex gloves that are clean and mineral oiled when you apply mineral oil before storage.

A rule of humidity is if you go too low, it will start coming in. 40% is a sweet spot for long term storage.
 
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I store them on the cupboard lining ‘stuff’ that GEC uses. This allows some air to be under the knife and that’s crucial. I forget what it’s called, but GEC’s site will have on their “What’s Happening.” I also apply mineral oil with a paper towel.

Keep it simple. It’s the easiest no worries way.
 
It is possible to dehumidify too much and to cause shrinkage of wood which will then crack, so you want it within a range at which point the humidifier will trigger. Alternately, I suggest wiping them down with renwax which is superior to oil as it will not shift and will provide uniform surface protection.

For bone or horn perhaps a mix of beeswax and lanolin.

Petroleum would also work

Oil is slick and moves about causing spot rusting in long term storage.
 
just do as the russians do and

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i bought a brand new unfired 1971 SKS covered in cosmoline. Not a single spot of rust.
 
Grease. Marine Axle Grease, cheap and readily availabale at any hardware store, will keep your knives, guns, and any other steel/iron object safely stored for decades. I smear it on and wrap with packing paper for long-term storage. Comes right back off with soap and water. That's my 2 cents.
 
Thank you everyone, I' Gona oil, and will try to make some ind of knife stand, so the blades aren't laying on one side. (This is for a few safe queens) the users are all beat up, with scratches, and patina and whatever else gunk on em) lol
 
Long term cosmoline is pretty proven LOL! - I got one of those wrapped up SKS' a long time ago, I think I could still find residue on it 20 years and thousands of rounds later - The first thing came to mind was chainsaw bar oil, sticky stuff! Probably any effort at all will get er done - besides, when you get back to them you're going to be jonesing to fondle them for a good cleanup :D
 
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