Sap remover

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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Blade all gummed up with sap? Looking for something to get it clean without too much scrubbing? Try really hot water and Murphy's oil soap (or any other liquid soap with a vegetable/pine oil base). Maybe you chemists out there can explain to me why it works so good, I just know it does.

Sarge
 
Yup. Murphy's Oil works good for getting off the gunk. I also keep an old toothbrush by the sink to help get the caked-on stuff, especially good for the sword of shiva and down near the handle.

I suppose it works because sap is hydrophobic - an oil-like substance. The soap helps break it up, as does hot water. Depending on the type of sap, though, a cool water rinse followed by a firm wipe might do better - that's a trick I overheard for getting sap off of car windows. If the car's been sitting in the sun, a squeegee will just smear the sap everywhere.
 
JUSTRIGHT:

I like natural, non-toxic, stuff whenever possible. You never know what your khuk might be pressed into service to do. A few months back, at a friend of mine's ranch, I used my CIK (cheap Indian khukuri) to quarter and carve two goats we'd barbecued whole (Texans don't mess around when it comes to barbecuing). My new AK by the mysterious "mark of the Trisul" kami would have made short work of that job.

Sarge
 
I have two BASes. One Uncle Bill told me that it was a Kesar when I ordered it. It has the nepal flag on it. The flag staff points toward the handle and the points of the flag point toward the area just back of the cho. the other the shaft of the trident points to the handle. The S.K. just above that with the blade pointing away from you.

I have looked these knives over almost every day and still don't know if they are made by the same person or not. The newest one has just a bit different feel to it. The front portion of the handle of the newer one being just a bit larger.
I just don't know what to think about this S. K.

I guess I'll just use them and not worry about it. I sure don't have any complaints about either knife. Does seem kind of a mystery though.:)
 
OOOOOOhhhhhh yea Sarge,everything is done BIG DOWN THERE in TEXAS WAYS....LOL:D.OK then try tooth paste,it worked for me out in the field of Pa.When chopping down some pine trees for a camp fire(with some elbow grease)And a occasional dear or bear;) lol.I use the other stuff all the time don't taste the differance.;) FRANK.
 
For de-gunking, I typically use Flitz and some elbow grease ( I guess this is why my elbows are always so dry..:rolleyes: )

This has worked well for me, but I guess I've not had opportunity to really have a chopping session of epic porportions. Most of my field use has been limbing and the like, but I'll have to give the Murhpy's a try when I really have a chance to get the "kids" dirty!

Thanks for the insight Sarge, and Welcome HOME!:D

-Craig
 
Thanks Craig, it's good to be home

I've been a fan of Flitz for some time now, every now and then I even rub some into the strop I use for my straight razor. Yes indeed, rub some on a piece of leather, let it dry until powdery to the touch, and you've got one super fine strop. I've been tinkering around lately with MAAS metal polish. It's available at Wal Mart, costs half as much as Flitz, and seems to work just as good.

Sarge
 
I usually use a little rubbing alcohol on a rag or paper towel. It doesn't seem to melt stray laha easily, but it works fine on sap.

S.
 
I just leave the sap on the blade. It wears off after awhile.

I also cleaned my antique .38 17 years ago but I take a shower everyday even if I do forget to shave or comb my hair.
 
The Murphy's soap is great stuff. I first got it after hearing about it here for removing the rouge on the wood handles. Now I use it for all sorts of things. It is a pretty good grease cutter too. scrubbing with it annd a 3M pad seems to clean most anything. And one heck of a lot cheaper than most of the worthless cleaning concoctions sold as well.

I used to use pine tar soap for washing me, but it's pretty hard to find now. One kind was really dark, basically black. I always thought it was kinda funny--white, cleaning suds out of a black bar of soap. Kinda the reverse of the gag soap they used to advertise in the comic books next to the itching powder and x-ray glasses.
 
Ive always treated all my fancy knives, antique or not, the same as any other knife in the kitchen and washed em with plain dish soap and one of them plastic scrub thingies. Always worked well for me.
 
Hey Prag....,Yea it's been around for quite awhile here in the north east.Noxon metal polish claens stainless steel,aluminum,chrome,pewter,brass,bronze and copper hence the name Noxon 7.It's made in WAYNE, New Jersey 07474-0945 Dist. by Reckitt&Colman Inc.,But it's made in Canada. :)OH,and SARGE welcome back,I forgot u left there for a bit.I had to check the archives to remind myself.NO wonder u wrote "HOME SWEET HOME".FRANK. :footinmou
 
Back when I was still able to get tree sap on my khuks worth talking about I simply used a Scotch-Brite pad to scrub off the sap and other plant juices.
I love that nice satin finish the Scotch-Brite pads leave on the blade.:)
The trick though is to keep the Scotch-Brite off the edge or work it towards the edge as it will definitely dull your khuk.
I also like to use it on the horn on the horn handled users as it leaves a nice no-slip finish there as well. Kinda pretty the way the grain of the horn shows up too.:)

Nowadays to get rid of the sap on the khuk I simply put it back where I got it thereby removing the sap from the handle.:rolleyes: :p ;)
 
Noxon 7 ? don't know that one...care to explain.
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Umm, er..isn't that the stuff that put in Trojans to prevent little khuks from being made;):p ;)

Nowadays to get rid of the sap on the khuk I simply put it back where I got it thereby removing the sap from the handle
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Nice one!!:D:D:D LOL!
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn ......Blade all gummed up with sap? Looking for something to get it clean without too much scrubbing? Try really hot water and Murphy's oil soap (or any other liquid soap with a vegetable/pine oil base)....
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I don't know how it will work on pine/coniferous sap,

But Soft Scrub works great on deciduous tree sap.

I use a green abrasive pad to apply it, but I think

it would work almost as well with a paper towel.

Pine type saps are not water soluable. I suppose the

broadleaf tree saps are.
 
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