BlackKnight86
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Hi, guys!
I'm planning on storing my knives in cardboard boxes, with Gun Grease on the blades and a wax paper wrap to prevent the boxes from absorbing too much grease. Any issues with those materials?
It may sound extreme, but I need to maximize vertical space in my storage cabinet, so I need to stack them; and it is likely that some of them might not see the light of day for long periods of time (spares to my all-time favorite users; so I want to keep them like new). I used to have them in drawers; but I ran out of usable space. Then I had stored them on foam "egg" pads in cartons; but I read somewhere that foam can give off gases that are destructive to metal. I settled on cardboard because that's the usual way they come from the manufacturer, so they can't be that bad; and I'm using wax paper because it'll be an effective block (I hope) to saturating the cardboard with grease. Oh, and the grease is because the other stuff seems to dry with enough time; and I don't want to lose the protection.
Does that sound like a good plan? Or are there any pitfalls that I'm missing? I've got some of those nice zippered knife attaches; but I wasn't sure about how good they are with long-term storage, especially if the blades are covered with grease. I know some of the cheaper ones have foam in them; and I want to avoid using any kind of foam; or anything that might hold moisture over time.
Any advice?
Thanks!
BK86
I'm planning on storing my knives in cardboard boxes, with Gun Grease on the blades and a wax paper wrap to prevent the boxes from absorbing too much grease. Any issues with those materials?
It may sound extreme, but I need to maximize vertical space in my storage cabinet, so I need to stack them; and it is likely that some of them might not see the light of day for long periods of time (spares to my all-time favorite users; so I want to keep them like new). I used to have them in drawers; but I ran out of usable space. Then I had stored them on foam "egg" pads in cartons; but I read somewhere that foam can give off gases that are destructive to metal. I settled on cardboard because that's the usual way they come from the manufacturer, so they can't be that bad; and I'm using wax paper because it'll be an effective block (I hope) to saturating the cardboard with grease. Oh, and the grease is because the other stuff seems to dry with enough time; and I don't want to lose the protection.
Does that sound like a good plan? Or are there any pitfalls that I'm missing? I've got some of those nice zippered knife attaches; but I wasn't sure about how good they are with long-term storage, especially if the blades are covered with grease. I know some of the cheaper ones have foam in them; and I want to avoid using any kind of foam; or anything that might hold moisture over time.
Any advice?
Thanks!
BK86