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Hello all I am new to the knife community.

I had a few questions and I figured this place would be a great place to gather some info.
I am new to collecting and I currently own 3 Cold Steel knives. Me and my friend who both smoke in the house unfortunately. I was wondering if cigarette smoke could stain or damage the knives I have. The smell I could careless about since anything can be aired out. I keep my blades upstairs and yes I know smoke travels everywhere. I never smoke and have my knives in the same room. I carry my Cold Steel Oyabun on a daily basis and I only smoke when the knife is in my pocket so there is no direct smoke tainting it. Anyways I hope anyone can give me any advice or tips. Thank you in advance.
 
Possible.......but if you take normal care of them they should be fine........Clean after use ie wipe the blade and blow any crap out of the crevices. Stainless less likely than carbon steel However a nicotine based coating might make for some interesting looking patinas.........

Overall, I don't think its a huge deal........Maybe if you left them in a cigar lounge for while they might
discolored a bit🤔............ Good luck..
 
Possible.......but if you take normal care of them they should be fine........Clean after use ie wipe the blade and blow any crap out of the crevices. Stainless less likely than carbon steel However a nicotine based coating might make for some interesting looking patinas.........

Overall, I don't think its a huge deal........Maybe if you left them in a cigar lounge for while they might
discolored a bit🤔............ Good luck..
Thank you for your input. It's greatly appreciated.
 
I stopped smoking in the house about 30 years ago. Everything became yellow because of the smoke and got this nasty smell. I smoke on my balcony.
So, you worry about your knives. What about walls, clothes, furniture, bed sheets, pillows and everything else?

By the way,
I read a study a while ago and they discovered nicotine molecules can penetrate in the steel up to 1 millimeter deep and bond with martensite and damage the structure. This can affect heat treatment and make the steel significant softer.....something about changing martensite back to austenite.
They also talk about a guy arround here.... he was smoking and playing with his knife. He blew in his knife to remove a lint and after a week knife handles started to desintegrate.
 
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I don't really want to get into this one; but feel my experience gives me little choice...
If you worry about what smoking will do to your knives: you might consider refocusing your priorities.
You're too valuable to your friends and Family.
Off my soap box now.
 
I’ve experienced 3 indoor smoker space restorations. 1 office, 1 apartment , 1 house.
It’s hard to describe in believable terms. It invades spaces you wouldn’t expect. Sticky and yellow / brown. Scrapeable.
The steel should be fine. Any other material will probably be affected one way or another.
 
But wait, there's more... smoking has been linked to over 10 other types of cancer, including Colon, Cervix, Liver, Stomach and Pancreatic Cancer. :cool:


So can breathing normally where I live!!! We had the largest landfill on Earth here and highest lung cancer rate too go with it till it closed.... Staten Island landfill..........Now they're building parks around there😱.......

Not the sharpest tools in the shed the elected establishment here......
 
Yeah I think it would damage the knives and any sheaths for sure. Smoke residue is so hard to clean off...

I had an excerise bike that I bought from smokers (ironic) and it had been sitting in the box on their screened porch unopened and in plastic for years. I got it home and it took me months to get that stench out of the bike.

Also, maybe you have your priorities a little backwards here... lol Your knives will still be here after youre gone from smoking, and someone will throw them all away into the aforementioned staten island landfill because of the smoke smell. Bummer. So no time to quit like the present! :) 👍
 
For what it's worth, and as mentioned earlier by eveled eveled , things like leather sheaths and boxes can retain cigarette/cigar smoke smells for years and aren't so easy to clean of it, if it's possible at all. Chances are, the knives themselves maybe not so much, although some porous natural handle materials like wood, bone, antler/horn, or leather might retain some smell.

I've bought some old knives with leather sheaths via the 'bay & other sources, and a couple of their sheaths reeked of it. Not so easy to get rid of that smell either, and those sheaths have gone unused and forever sealed away or thrown away. If exposed to heavy smoke for years of time, some handle materials can also be discolored by the smoke - it tends to yellow everything it clings to. Another thing to consider if you ever decide to resell them.
 
But wait, there's more... smoking has been linked to over 10 other types of cancer, including Colon, Cervix, Liver, Stomach and Pancreatic Cancer. :cool:

And look at how many famous people died from smoking. Yule Brenner made an anti smoking commercial just before his death from lung cancer. And smoking even killed Mr. Spock. Nimoy's death was a direct result from all the cigarettes he puffed away on.
 
I can't help it.

I beg the mods forgiveness but at the risk of being banned I have to say this to the OP. As someone who has nursed and seen a family member die of lung cancer, PLEASE STOP SMOKING.

My father in law was not only the best father in law a guy could have, but he became a best friend. Never mind I was married to his daughter, he was just a prince of a guy. A Navy veteran of WW2, pilot of PBY's called The Black Cats, he was a basket of guts. But also a super generous man. We went fishing, and he helped with home projects, and it was hell on earth to watch him die, gasping painfully for breath. At the end, the morphine was only working so-so. When he finally died, it was a relief because his suffering was over.

Billy was in his early 60's, full of life, with a love of canoe expeditions in the Boundary Waters and other places, and a passionate fisherman. His sailboat was in steady use. But it was all cut short by death from smoking. He got to enjoy all of 3 years of retirement before his death. But my memory will always be clouded by Billy in his final days, grasping my hand with a white knuckle grip, saying he was ready for death just to be done with it. Every breath a panful labor. Billy was like my own father, and it tore at me to watch him die like that. Okay, enough.

OP, Just stop smoking, PLEASE, for those in your family who love you. It's an ugly death from either lung cancer or COP.

Again, Mods, I beg your forgiveness, but I had to say something to this young man.
 
Just one more thing...
😁Welcome to the forum, and enjoy the trip over Bankruptcy Cliff! 👍
these things are just like potato chips: it's tough to stop!
 
I can't help it.

I beg the mods forgiveness but at the risk of being banned I have to say this to the OP. As someone who has nursed and seen a family member die of lung cancer, PLEASE STOP SMOKING.

My father in law was not only the best father in law a guy could have, but he became a best friend. Never mind I was married to his daughter, he was just a prince of a guy. A Navy veteran of WW2, pilot of PBY's called The Black Cats, he was a basket of guts. But also a super generous man. We went fishing, and he helped with home projects, and it was hell on earth to watch him die, gasping painfully for breath. At the end, the morphine was only working so-so. When he finally died, it was a relief because his suffering was over.

Billy was in his early 60's, full of life, with a love of canoe expeditions in the Boundary Waters and other places, and a passionate fisherman. His sailboat was in steady use. But it was all cut short by death from smoking. He got to enjoy all of 3 years of retirement before his death. But my memory will always be clouded by Billy in his final days, grasping my hand with a white knuckle grip, saying he was ready for death just to be done with it. Every breath a panful labor. Billy was like my own father, and it tore at me to watch him die like that. Okay, enough.

OP, Just stop smoking, PLEASE, for those in your family who love you. It's an ugly death from either lung cancer or COP.

Again, Mods, I beg your forgiveness, but I had to say something to this young man.
Sorry mods!! I tried to PM J jackknife and it won’t go.

I flew with a Lt.Cdr. Covill (‘68-‘’70) who was a Black Cat vet too.
He was one of the most likable, charismatic men I have ever met.
Sounds like your Dad-in-law was too. Sorry for your loss. Jim.
 
Sorry mods!! I tried to PM J jackknife and it won’t go.

I flew with a Lt.Cdr. Covill (‘68-‘’70) who was a Black Cat vet too.
He was one of the most likable, charismatic men I have ever met.
Sounds like your Dad-in-law was too. Sorry for your loss. Jim.
Thanks.

What the dickens has happened to the PM's on the forum????

I haven't had any luck with comments on the profile page either.
 
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