preserving stag bone

100% mineral oil works well on stag. It will help cut down on shrinkage, cracking. Needs to be put on very lightly with a clean cotton cloth. Remember though that putting this on may darken the handles, very slightly if that.

tuf-glide, and rennasainse wax works well for preserving blades.
 
Good advice John!
 
I read once on this forum that SOAKING overnight bone and stag handled knives helps prevent shrinking etc whereas rev_jch suggests a light wiping down. Is the soaking overkill? Will it damage the handle?
Only asking because i spent a chunk of the weekend soaking a bunch of my knives in mineral oil!
 
soaking the handle completely in mineral oil is not exactly a good idea. You could very well saturate the handle and change the appearance.
 
On large stag and bone knives that I do not use or do not use very often, I've settled on coating them with a thin coat of mineral oil and wrapping them in plastic wrap for long term storage.
 
Not too long ago I was choosing marble samples for a new house and we applied stone sealer to make sure our marble selections wouldn't change color on us.

Anyway, I thought I would try some of this stuff on my old puma hunter's friend...it's been almost 6 months and the scales haven't separated from the tang like they used to after washing.

I'm expecting a new puma in the mail this week and I plan on sealing the handle with the same stuff. I'll let you know what happens.

Collector
 
sounds interesting collector!!!

Ive thought about trying some rennasainse wax on one.
 
I soak my stag overnight in mineral oil once per year. The only problem I've had is that one stag knife is now...... smelly? It has an odd smell that gets on my hands when I use the knife. I have no idea how to get the smell out. I'm not positive that the smell came from the mineral oil though. I just never noticed the smell until after I soaked it.
 
I never soak the stag completely in mineral oil. It shoud'nt have a smell to it, but because you soaked it perhaps this is where its coming from. A little mineral oil goes a long way, theres never any need to completely soak a stag handle in it. You can lightly put it on and wrap it in a cloth
 
while i have no knowledge of stag handles, i have found that spraying my blades with Rem-Oil helps them out a lot. I have been told it is because rem-oil has teflon in it, which coats the blade and prevents gunk, rust, etc. I'm sure there are better substances for preserving knives in a case or something, but i have found rem-oil to be usefull on working knives because i can spray it on and whip it off quickly and easily. I used it on a carbon v recon tanto before it was lost inside a hollow tree. A year later it came out with only a slight blemish that easily rubbed off, no rust pits or anything after snow and rain. anyway, just my $.02. has anyone else used rem-oil on their knives before?
-mike
 
I use to use rem oil on some of my knives, and all my guns. Then I went to tuf-glide, which is a much better protectant, but rem oil is good, personally though I have found tuf-glide to be much better. Rennasainse wax works well on blades also. I find though it works better on blades that sit in a display case for long periods of time.

Give tuf-glide a try!! I do not think you would be dissappointed!!!
 
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