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superflyafro

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The Rat Knives and other knives that are made from 1095 steel.......do they easliy rust....are they high care knives...I am guessing they are not good for wet weather...
 
carbon steel will rust and patina, depending on how well you take care of them dictates which one will happen. I prefer carbon steel and with basic care manage to keep them from rusting, but they patina which just adds character:D Remember before stainless plenty of guys managed with carbon steel:) You are a knife nut i dont see ya having a problem taking care of the knife:) i wouldnt sweat it too much
ivan
 
I keep my 1095 oiled up, but they make this stuff called Brillo that will take the rust off for ya! LOL
 
Remember, RAT's knives have coated blades. The coating helps prevent to counter the rust (in addition to your normal precautions).
 
Why not ask this question in one of the other 5 threads you started about the Rat knives? Or how about the thread you started asking about the difference between 1095and D2?

You don't have to start a new thread for every question that pops into your head.
 
Tonym....Why do u care....the point of this forum is to get info...so get a life and chill out...and thanks for counting my threads
 
There was an article in Blade Magazine a few months back, I don't remember the exact issue, about rusty carbon steel knives. The point was that rusty blades still take an edge and still cut. Rust, unless it is very advanced is more of a cosmetic issue than anything else. One of the points was that primitive peoples who live in very humid tropical and jungle environments often use carbon steel knives, machetes etc, and they rust, but it's not a problem.

If you don't want it to rust, either keep it dry and/or oiled, or put a black oxide patina on it.

P.S. Already mentioned, but obviously the powder and epoxy coated blades like the Rats won't rust, due to the coating.
 
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superflyafro said:
Tonym....Why do u care....the point of this forum is to get info...so get a life and chill out...and thanks for counting my threads
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Your Honor, "Troll" is the only word that can be used here. The evidence is overwhelming! I move for the maximum punishment allowed.... I rest my case!!!!
 
superflyafro said:
The Rat Knives and other knives that are made from 1095 steel.......do they easliy rust....are they high care knives...I am guessing they are not good for wet weather...
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Oh man, you don't want knives of 1095 steel, if you even look at them with somewhat moist eyes, they start rusting...

Why not try the new knives made out of V10 steel?










;)

Kind regards,

Jos
 
superflyafro said:
The Rat Knives and other knives that are made from 1095 steel.......do they easliy rust....are they high care knives...I am guessing they are not good for wet weather...
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Yes they do.....

The the Iron age started around 1200BCE and stain resistant steels (stainless steels) did not enter the scene until around ~1904CE. So for roughly 3100 years people have been using carbon steels in every environment from wet to dry.

Carbon steel darkens with age forming a patina which helps to protect it. Many people find this totally unacceptable :rolleyes: what can you say.

Keep the blade dry and clean and it will be fine. I try to stay away from oil on my smaller knives if possible taste's bad when your cooking, kind of like going to the bathroom up stream makes the coffee taste bad :barf:...LOL
 
Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin (the guys at RAT) are instructors for a jungle survival school. If it didn't work in such a wet environment they wouldn't make them out of 1095, now would they? ;)
 
If you are having to ask this question. It is a good indication that you could not properly care for any carbon blade. 1095 or otherwise.
 
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