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waynorth
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If you have anything acid on your hands, or salty, it will increase the incidence of rust. When I am scanning knives, organizing my collection etc, I always scrub my hands first, and handle an oily cloth, which kinda "blocks" skin oil a little which can be acidic, depending on what you have been eating, believe it or not!!
If you use your knife around food, it's a good time to wipe it down.
If you use your knife around food, it's a good time to wipe it down.
silenthunterstudios
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I have a couple silicate pAckets from pants that I put in my knife drawer and gun cases.
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Jon - thanks for the push of confidence. I kind of figured that the mineral oil would actually be good for the wood scales also. Over the weekend I will try the entire flush like you say - makes sense to me. This way I can see how the result is afterward with wiping it down. I do have real mineral oil that I bought at the drug store for this.
Couple more pics - first one shows my work on the one side of the bolster this afternoon - success!
Couple more pics - first one shows my work on the one side of the bolster this afternoon - success!
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The silicon cloth is easy... any place that sells guns should have it... even the Wally marts of the world... sporting goods dept. FLITZ... AHH, that may be a tough one. Maybe a hardware store... comes in little tubes like tooth pasteIt is great, and never too agressive... just right for most jobs
come to think of it -you could use toothpaste and I believe its food safe.
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Looks like neglect to me. That's what happens when you don't use your knife!
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Right you are my friend! I've been feverishly collecting a bunch of knives the past month or so to evaluate what I like and don't. Therefore they sit unused while I do this.
I am understanding this now. Also we have had some very humid weather the past few weeks which is very rare for NW Penna. That and all the handling with somewhat sweaty hands has brought this on. And I should know better - whenever I am going to handle my cameras and lenses I always wash my hands first.
Actually I found a Flitz kit for knives and guns that has the polish, cleaner, and wax. I know it is kind of expensive when packaged this way, but I feel a good way to try these products out. My guns are due for some care also.
Good idea! I have silica packets that always ship with new camera equipment - I'll use them with my knives also.
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A good learning experience for me today! I knew that my knives would take some maintenance which I looked forward to doing in the long winter months. Today's discovery made me realize that I can't wait for winter.
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My tools of the trade for knife care are a tube of Simichrome metal polish, a 200 ml can of Renaissance Wax, and some Eezox for rust prevention. All were purchased on-line from various sources. Google will lead the way. You can also get Simichrome from AG Russell. Eezox is typically sold for gun care, I bought mine for that purpose.
For all of these products, a little goes a long way for knife care. The 200ml can of Renaissance wax will probably last the rest of my life.
Flitz metal polish can be found at Wal-Mart. Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish is available at many automotive shops like Autozone.
Derrick Bohn also sells an alternative to Renaissance wax called Walker Wax, as well as the Flitz polish and the entire Flitz care kit.
Alternatives to Eezox are Tuf-Glide / Tuf-Cloth and CorrosionX.
For all of these products, a little goes a long way for knife care. The 200ml can of Renaissance wax will probably last the rest of my life.
Flitz metal polish can be found at Wal-Mart. Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish is available at many automotive shops like Autozone.
Derrick Bohn also sells an alternative to Renaissance wax called Walker Wax, as well as the Flitz polish and the entire Flitz care kit.
Alternatives to Eezox are Tuf-Glide / Tuf-Cloth and CorrosionX.
Gary W. Graley
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you can almost make out the lines from a finger print in the pattern of the 'character marks' on the bolster.
My son n law has a single bade sheeps foot barlow, 'Rusty' as he's now called, arrived with a spot of unshinyness on the bolster, but he's decided to hang on to it and I was made mr fixit, plus it gives me a chance to handle one for a while
The flitz and some well spent elbow grease time got it looking good again. It did take a while to get a sharp edge on there though, even ground as thin, that one seemed to have just a barely useable edge bevel, while it may sound like complaining, guess it does, I don't mind so much as I prefer to get my edge on there anyways, the less someone else removes from the blade all the better for me!
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My son n law has a single bade sheeps foot barlow, 'Rusty' as he's now called, arrived with a spot of unshinyness on the bolster, but he's decided to hang on to it and I was made mr fixit, plus it gives me a chance to handle one for a while
The flitz and some well spent elbow grease time got it looking good again. It did take a while to get a sharp edge on there though, even ground as thin, that one seemed to have just a barely useable edge bevel, while it may sound like complaining, guess it does, I don't mind so much as I prefer to get my edge on there anyways, the less someone else removes from the blade all the better for me!G2
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Also, Mineral Oil USP is sold at the drug store as a laxative, so it is 100% food grade since you can drink it. However, I find mineral oil USP is a bit too high viscosity for my knives. Instead of a thin coating it kind of leaves some oiliness. I have tried 100% silicone sprays like Kel, and Weston's food-grade silicone sprays, but other than the oils I have mentioned I like WD-40 silicone spray. It takes very little, actually does a pretty good job of lubricating joints, and it leaves a thin silicone coating on the blades after you wipe it down that seems to protect them. I use that when the joints need lubrication, and Eezox at other times just to protect the blades on CV knives.
I have used Eezox on my guns for a long time. Good stuff!
I hate to sound like a shill for Flitz, but Flitz metal polish is incredibly handy for tasks like that, as is there gun/knife wax for corrosion prevention. a tube of Flitz wil last for an incredibly long time, it isn't cheap, but I've got my moneys worth out of the stuff. There wax works wonders too, especially on chromed, or non-chromed carbon.