So about this mineral oil soaking...

[GregY]

:thumbup: Yes, Yes and yes old fashioned mineral oil is even safe to drink cept you end up with on h..lish case of the trots!!!

So true. When I went to buy mineral oil, at first all I could find was the scented stuff (aka "baby oil"). Took me a while to find the unscented stuff, I was looking in the wrong place. It was marked and sold as.... laxative.

Micarta will tend to dry out and fade a little over time, application of mineral oil brings it back to looking its best.

 

[SolWarrior]

It's been my experience -- not from hands on as I have never purchased a Case knife because of my observation when buying vintage knives -- that most old knives with broken blades on an average are more often Case knives than other knives. And now issues with handles that come in contact with mineral oil too? I've never seen the reason why Case has become so big with knife collectors. Because they're pretty? I don't get it. Time has proven, at least to me, that Case is somewhat inferior to other old USA knives manufacturers of the passed. As of late I've heard of brand new Case knives with bad to no snap being a big problem. This coming from a highly sought after knife brand is inexcusable.

Anyway, look up http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...pros-and-cons-of-mineral-oil-for-bone-handles for more info/debate on mineral oil for bone and stag handle care.

 

[Macchina]

It's been my experience -- not from hands on as I have never purchased a Case knife because of my observation when buying vintage knives -- that most old knives with broken blades on an average are more often Case knives than other knives. And now issues with handles that come in contact with mineral oil too? I've never seen the reason why Case has become so big with knife collectors. Because they're pretty? I don't get it. Time has proven, at least to me, that Case is somewhat inferior to other old USA knives manufacturers of the passed. As of late I've heard of brand new Case knives with bad to no snap being a big problem. This coming from a highly sought after knife brand is inexcusable.

Anyway, look up http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...pros-and-cons-of-mineral-oil-for-bone-handles for more info/debate on mineral oil for bone and stag handle care.

I think your conclusion may be flawed. A knife brand with the most broken blades could also be interpreted as:

1. They sold more knives than anyone else.
2. They sell knives that are used hard instead of collectors knives.
3. They grind their blades thin for proper cutting.
4. People keep/sell this brand of knife after breaking blade because the knife still has value as parts where something like a Schrade may not due to different construction.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

SolWarrior, resurrecting an 8 year old thread to tell us you have no personal experience with the subject is not helpful. Macchina covered the obvious objections.

This thread is closed.