Were you ever curious what would happen to a Ratweiler if ...

[Cliff Stamp]

You were using it one day in the rain around salt water and then put it in the sheath wet and then just before you went to sleep you accidently spilled some vinegar and coke into the sheath. Eight hours later it looks like this :

I used the knife after a light rinsing and wipe down to prepare a meal by :

-trimming the skin off some chicken (rendering)
-slicing up some oninions
-peeling potatos
-dicing the potatos, carrots, peppers, pickles, apples and rhubarb
-slicing bread

I was also used in the recent splitting comparison vs a few other tools in the survival forum. The edge was degraded, for example on the chicken cutting it needed a few back and forth passes whereas when optimal it would cut cleanly in one pass. However I had also been doing a lot of limbing with it before the soak so it wasn't at optimal anyway.

In short, it really didn't do much to the blade. For those curious about the details, it was soaked in a super salt saturated solution of salt water with 1 tbls of vinegar and 1 tbls of soda per cup. The blade was wrapped with five paper towels and dipped in the solution and layed flat on a piece of plastic for eight hours.

I usually leave the edge really rough, 200 silicon carbide, and just finish with a micro-bevel on finer abrasives which is why the corrosion was concentrated there. I'll do another comparison later with the blade optimally sharpened before the cutting.

-Cliff

 

[Cutshaw]

You were using it one day in the rain around salt water and then put it in the sheath wet and then just before you went to sleep you accidently spilled some vinegar and coke into the sheath.

At the end of that narrative, it would probably be beer or scotch that I accidently spilling into the sheath rather than vinegar and coke but you can't account for individual tastes in beverages. Dinner sounded good though.

It's nice to know that no more damage was done. I kept my stripped satin RW cleaned and wiped after use when camping and never had a problem. I've seen FAR more aggressive tarnish/rusting with 0170-6 than with the naked SR101.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

Cliff, maybe it's just me but you always seem to be showing/talking about how indestructable the Ratweiler is. Well I've got news for you, KEEP IT UP! The more you post, the more I'm glad I've got a Ratweiler. Bring it on.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

that really isnt too bad.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

At the end of that narrative, it would probably be beer or scotch that I accidently spilling into the sheath ...

That would be grounds for execution right there.

I've seen FAR more aggressive tarnish/rusting with 0170-6 than with the naked SR101.

As have I, I had issues with corrosion with a Trailmaster, it was constantly spotting. This would be expected as the main difference between 52100 (SR101 is modified 52100) and 50100-B (0170-6 by another name it has many) is that 52100 has three times the chromium. When the chromium goes into solution it increases the hardenability and the corrosion resistance. As well in general, higher end knives tend to use better quenches which induce less carbide precipitation during cooling which also increases corrosion resistance.

The more you post, the more I'm glad I've got a Ratweiler.

It is a solid knife, as with most working tools, the more you use them the more you tend to appreciate them.

that really isnt too bad.

Nothing serious, once the blade was sharpening there was little evidence remaining.

-Cliff

 

[Heavy]

At the end of that narrative, it would probably be beer or scotch that I accidently spilling...

That's alcohol abuse!!!! :thumbdn: