New to traditionals...need some advice please.

Another vote for mineral oil. It's inexpensive, works well, and food safe. I don't force a patina on my carbon blade knives- just use them and keep them clean and oil every week or two or as your lifestyle dictates. I've got knives in Case's CV steel and Opinel's carbon steel and haven't had an issue with rust on either. Patina might be a little slower to develop naturally, but I think slicing a couple apples or potatoes will patina the blade enough to start protecting it.
 
Welcome to the front porch, my personal preference is a natural patina, use your knife just keep it clean and dry the postings will come, if you can't wait, there is a tutorial somewhere on the forum for forcing a deep blue/black patina that works and looks great with GECs HCS blades.

Remember to keep the joints clean and oiled. ;)
 
If I'm using it to cut good too, a drop of olive oil on occasion won't hurt, if not 3in1 works fine, any gun oil, I even use my daughter's old valve slide oil from her trumpet, it's a refined mineral based oil that is very slippery and isn't affected by moisture.
 
I've found 1095 to be pretty easy to keep from rusting if you wipe it off. Use a polishing cloth if it starts to have pepper spots, and add some oil every now and then. I have been using rem oil.

That's an awesome knife, by the way.
 
ALLHSS said:
I've found 1095 to be pretty easy to keep from rusting if you wipe it off. Use a polishing cloth if it starts to have pepper spots, and add some oil every now and then. I have been using rem oil.

That's an awesome knife, by the way.
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Thanks! Something about a small lockback speaks to me.I don't really dig on the big folding hunters, but something like the 72..oh yeah :)

I have 2 GEC Acrylics on the way to, a Pemberton and a Little Jack!!
 
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