Seasoning a knife the way you season a pan?

[Gorman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoIO8YOpyN4

The smoke point of flax is 225F, so you might have to retemper your blade afterwards. Other than that, it leaves a very nice durable effect.

What do you think? Anyone tried this before?

 

[Bigfattyt]

Most simple steel heat treat should not be negatively affected by 225 f or so.

It should have to get up past 400 even on simple carbon steels.

Not sure that this would have the effect desired. Cast iron and carbon steel may not yeild the same effect.

 

[Gorman]

This technique is used on carbon steel skillets too.

 

[blixxx]

What are your ideas on how to do this? Apply flax, Hold blade over a flame; put blade in oven?

 

[Gorman]

Either way seems fine, I've heard of someone oiling a blade then heating it over a flame for better adherence, but putting the blade in an oven seems more effective.