Queen Curly Zebrawood Whitler

[akadave2]

I have a Queen whitler. It has D2 steel blades. I carry it almost daily and love the fact that D2 sharpens to hair-splitting edge and keeps the edge a long time. The steel tends to stain. Do you guys just let it stain and call it character or hit it with Flitz? I do like to cut food with mine so that precluded the use of Flitz.

 

[markksr]

I let all my Queen D2s stain. If it's a blade I know I'll be eating with often, I have, in the past, stuck the blade in a potatoe overnight just to give the patina a good start.

 

[Fanglekai]

I let my queen mini trapper stain. It doesn't stain much if I wipe the blade right after use.

 

[2Dead]

I just let it stain.

 

[Gaspumps]

I just let it stain. I have a small stockman in curly maple and a cattle king in amber bone and they both look great with just a wipe down after use.

 

[puukkoman]

I let 'em stain.
...although my Queens in D2 really hardly stain at all. Especially compared to 1095 or other carbon steels, I find that D2 tool steel is nearly as corrosion- and stain-resistant as a stainless steel.