VG-10 Corrosion Resistance

[SALTY]

Any thoughts on where VG-10 falls on the ranking of corrosion resistance, especially in salt water environments.

I was half thinking of using my Fallkniven A-1 as a tuna break-down knife for collaring (beheading) and quartering tuna. Just don't want to get it rusty.

BTW, I have the coated blade.

 

[Griffon]

Originally posted by Nimrod:
Any thoughts on where VG-10 falls on the ranking of corrosion resistance, especially in salt water environments.

It's among the most resistant, but I don't know of any single scale steels can be tested against and ranked, so I can't say which ones it's better or worse than.

I was half thinking of using my Fallkniven A-1 as a tuna break-down knife for collaring (beheading) and quartering tuna. Just don't want to get it rusty.

BTW, I have the coated blade.

Then you've got the one chosen by a unit which works in salt water.



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[Kodiak PA]

Rub it down with TMatine Tuf-Cloth and you will have a blade that will withstand the harshest conditions....nearly rustproof IMO.

You should be set.

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[SALTY]

Thanks for the confidence builder in VG-10. As to the tuf cloth advice, I am already a believer.

Being a carbon steel fan, I am accustomed to using the blade and then, immediately if possible, rinsing with fresh water and wiping reasonably dry. Then, as soon as I get home, I spray with WD-40 and wipe down with oil, or tuff cloth. Needless to say, I have had zero corrosion problems but salt water and tuna blood are a different story, hence the post. Guess I'll be a VG-10 fan.

[This message has been edited by Nimrod (edited 09-04-2000).]

 

[Mextreme]

I have used my Fallkniven F1 on my fishing trips. We don´t have as salt water here as You have, but I know that the VG10 on my F1 held up extremely good. Better than on my 12C27 and ATS 34 knives.
I went for a three days trip cod-fishing and all i did was wipe the knife on my pants and as i came home I cleaned and oiled it.
Thats how I like my knives, I don´t like when they get all stainy and you have to worry about your tools when you´re out.

 

[SALTY]

Three days for cod, how far do you go for cod?

 

[Mextreme]

Originally posted by Nimrod:
Three days for cod, how far do you go for cod?

I think it´s called cod. In Swedish it´s "torsk" its the same word as for a postitutes customer, don´t ask why.

 

[SALTY]

Here a cod is a deep, cold water fish with a longitudinal line that looks like it has a "belly" to it, like a bellied knife blade. Here, cod are salt water fish. There is even an entire paper back book called "Cod" which I never read but only skimmed. It was a biography of the species and the fisheries and society that surrounded it. Looked like a good book but I was reading something else at the time.

We call a prostitute's customers John's or, in high rent districts, "clients."

[This message has been edited by Nimrod (edited 09-04-2000).]

 

[Mextreme]

Thank You for the explanation. It´s the same fish....
I´ve seen that book too and in Swedish it´s called "Torsk". I think it´s about how important the cod-fishing has been and how we have almost emptied the ocean from cod.
But now we are pretty far from how stainresistant VG10 is....

 

[dePaul]

Hi. The fish you are talking about is indeed cod. I´m living in Gothenburg and have the opportunity to go out fishing in saltwater. I´m planing to use my F1 this weekend. I´ll let you know about how it managed to withstand the impact of salt water. But I am pretty sure it will. Usually I carry a Martiinii knife for this purpose. But I don´t like the handle on this one. I´ts wooden and slippery.

 

[SALTY]

I could see myself carrying a thermos full with martiinii while fishing for torsk !