This ever happen to anyone else ?

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I'd been Edcing my Kershaw 110V Shallot lately. I was fondling it yesterday and noticed some light surface rust on the scales. As far as I know It hadn't gotten wet, although I do live in FL. I've never had this problem with my Leek thats been carried considerably more. This happen to anyone else before ?
 
I live in Louisiana about 25 air miles from The Gulf of Mexico, the humidity here is disgusting about 300 days out of the year we are over 85% probably over 90%. I've got knives sitting in a coffer cup on my desk in my office that are rusting having just sat inside with no maintenance for a couple of years. Yes, have had that happen before it doesn't have to get wet, it could be sweat from your hand or your pocket, humidity, or combination.
 
Ah yes. Lots of people think "stainless" means "rust-proof." It doesn't. They're two completely different things.
 
Both humidity and sweat can also cause a knife to rust. I'm sure both are plentiful in FL. As Samael said, "stainless" don't mean "rust-proof." It just means it stains less or is more rust resistant than non-stainless steels. In that regard, H1 is the only real rust-proof or true "stainless" steel due to its chemical composition. I'm not sure about the rust-resistant qualities of 110v, but it's possible that it's less resistant than the steel in your Leek.

If it becomes an issue, you might want to either keep it oiled or stick to knives that haven't given you any issues.
 
Its the scales not the blade which should be a relatively soft corrosion resistant steel however every once in a while I'll get a piece of bead blasted steel that will produce tiny spots of surface rust. When that happens I take squeeze a tiny bit of Simichrome (half a pea size) onto a cotton rag and give it a light polishing. After ward I scrub it under hot water with dish soap using a tooth brush. This blends the micro craters of the bead blast finish just enough to make it a lot more rust resistant while still retaining the original finish. I've never had a knife rust on me again after giving it this light treatment. If you live in extreme humidity or use it near salt water often you might put a light coat of oil or wipe it with a tuff cloth after polishing and cleaning.
 
I should have been more clear, I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem with similar Kershaws.
 
Jpalmer your gonna have this problem with any steel handled knives in the environment your in unless you do some maintenance and upkeep. If you polish the the handle slabs to wear there nice, shiny and very smooth they will less prone to rusting as the surface of the metal handle will not be as porous, i.e. why satin finished blades are less prone to rust (they will still rust) there just less prone they say a bead blast finished blade because it is more porous given its finish.

So brand doesn't matter or shouldn't.
 
Pretty much any knife blade (except for H1) will rust if not taken care of. My knives get some rust just from body sweat so I polish out the surface rust and carry on.
 
I've had my leek show little spots of rust on the handle, and my Cyclone has shown spots of rust on the liners and blade a couple of times. My Manix 2 started rusting a fair bit on both the liners and the blade this summer because it was almost constantly soaked in either sweat, swamp water, or rain.
 
The 400 series stainless steels contain Iron and Chrome among other things. These alloys are hardenable and are used for blades and handle slabs containing leaf springs. They are prone to surface rust. The 300 series stainless steels have Iron, Nickel, and Chrome among other things. These alloys are more expensive (because of the added Nickel). They are much less prone to rust than the 400 serires stainlesses, but they cannot be hardened or made into springs. Get a small stainless steel wire brush and use it to remove the surface rust you are experiencing. A light coat of oil will lessen the frequency of the need for rust removal.
 
I've had the exact same knife for 8 months, also live in Florida, and there isn't a trace of rust anywhere on it.

For what its worth.
 
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