scratch on the bevel of a just completed knife, what do you do?

[Bob Dahl]

I wrap blade with paper towel, then wrap the towel with green Frog tape, leaving a bit of the green tape on the blade so the wrapping doesn't slide off. Never had a problem with green tape leaving residue.

 

[JG Custom Metal Works]

I agree that a blade should not be kept wrapped. I've even tried to heavily oil a blade before wrapping it and if left on for a couple days, chances are that I'll find a rust spot or two. Now, I remove any wrap before the day is over and oil the blade immediately. I find that 3 in One is one of the better rust preventing oils. WD-40 seems to prevent rust, but eventually attracts moisture... Kind of a mixed bag for me. I also like the rust prevention properties of Ballitstol, but I cant stand the smell of it. Smells like my grandpa's old tackle box.

What you’re wrapping the blade with makes a big deal too. I never put any adhesive directly on the blade. That goes for any type of tape. The layer of printer paper has made a big difference for me. I usually just use two sheets of the paper and saturate them with either oil or wd-40. It’s weird that you say wd-40 “attracts” water, since the “wd” stands for water displacement.

Anyway, once I lube up the blade and wrap in th oil saturated printer paper(you don’t need to put it on every inch of the paper, just the area that will be in direct contact with the blade. Then wrap with electrical tape. There’s some elasticity in the electrical tape, and that’s what you’re relying on to hold the paper on. Because the electrical tape adhesive won’t stick to the oil saturated paper. But once you go around a couple times, it will stick to the back of itself. At this point you should be gtg. Sometimes I’ll wrap a piece of electrical tape down around the ricasso to keep the wrap from slipping off the tip

 

[bmilleker]

What you’re wrapping the blade with makes a big deal too. I never put any adhesive directly on the blade. That goes for any type of tape. The layer of printer paper has made a big difference for me. I usually just use two sheets of the paper and saturate them with either oil or wd-40. It’s weird that you say wd-40 “attracts” water, since the “wd” stands for water displacement. I’m not doubting you of course, it’s just weird that you’ve had that happen. Anyway, once I lube up the blade and wrap in th oil saturated printer paper(you don’t need to put it on every inch of the paper, just the area that will be in direct contact with the blade. Then wrap with electrical tape. There’s some elasticity in the electrical tape, and that’s what you’re relying on to hold the paper on. Because the electrical tape adhesive won’t stick to the oil saturated paper. But once you go around a couple times, it will stick to the back of itself. At this point you should be gtg. Sometimes I’ll wrap a piece of electrical tape down around the ricasso to keep the wrap from slipping off the tip

This is what I do, minus the paper. But I am going to try with paper since cleaning off the tape residue has the potential to scratch the blade.

I have tried other methods, and WD-40 and electrical tape stretched tight always works the best. I have even tried 3in1 oil and electrical tape, and after a couple hours, my steel had spotting on it.

 

[Don Hanson III]

WD- 40 is actually good stuff, but has kinda got a bad rap since the interwebs came around. Probably on gun forums & probably cause it's sold everywhere. It's basically mineral oil & solvent. Once the solvent evaporates all that's left is oil. It does not "attract water". lol

 

[Matt Rochester]

Phone book paper and electrical tape works great. Keep an old phone book in a clean environment and just tear out a piece when you need it. Fold it over and tape it up.

 

[Knight Owl Forge]

WD- 40 is actually good stuff, but has kinda got a bad rap since the interwebs came around. Probably on gun forums & probably cause it's sold everywhere. It's basically mineral oil & solvent. Once the solvent evaporates all that's left is oil. It does not "attract water". lol

WD-40 on a paper towel that has had the solevant dry up in, doesn't have enough oil to prevent the paper towel from absorbing moisture like it normally would. I'm not claiming that WD-40 itself attracts water, just that a paper towel wrapped blade that has had WD-40 applied to it will eventually rust because the paper towel will collect moisture.

 

[Don Hanson III]

WD-40 on a paper towel that has had the solevant dry up in, doesn't have enough oil to prevent the paper towel from absorbing moisture like it normally would. I'm not claiming that WD-40 itself attracts water, just that a paper towel wrapped blade that has had WD-40 applied to it will eventually rust because the paper towel will collect moisture.

I guess I can see that, but it depends on how saturated with WD-40 the paper towel is.

 

[AVigil]

Give it a squirt of "WD 40 Corrosion Inhibitor" and you could put it in the rain and it will not rust.

This is not regular WD 40.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

This is why I like making knives with removable handles.

If you're looking for hardware, you can use folder pivots or look for "threaded standoffs" and the corresponding screws.