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Preserving carbon knives

I just purchased my first carbon knife from Grohmann knives in Pictou NS. What is the best oil to use to keep a carbon blade from rusting.Paul Gilbert

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 5, 2011 at 17:52

Paul,

We use rem oil. A number of people we know use renesance wax

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on October 5, 2011 at 18:33

paul you can use any gun oil you might have .there is also coon p.....

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on October 5, 2011 at 23:12

Jan Carter said: "Paul, We use rem oil. A number of people we know use ren wax"

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D ale said: Paul ... I use REM oil for my cutlery that sees routine use.

I use Renaissance Wax for storage.

'n @ stephan ... ... ... ... ... that's a novel use for coon p...... , does quite the patina result ???

Permalink Reply by Paul Gilbert on October 6, 2011 at 3:39

Is the rem oil remington gun oil?What can a person use if you want it to be non toxic.Grohmann's uses mineral oil.Is it a bad idea to keep it in the sheath for storage?I have a lot of questions .This is my first carbon blade.Paul

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on October 6, 2011 at 8:29

AG. Russell sells a product called Rust free that I find very good.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 6, 2011 at 17:53

Sorry Paul, yes Remington gun oil. Stephens correct, about any gun oil you have will work. I have not tried this but a friend told me about it...M-Pro 7 Gun Oil LPX (CLP)..REPLACES ALL GUN OILS, CLP''S & DRY LUBE
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We dont keep them in the sheath when storing, just tends to retain moisture

coon p.....?

and congrats on the first Carbon steel, let us know as time progresses how you like it

Permalink Reply by Paul Gilbert on October 6, 2011 at 18:37

Robert Burris said:

AG. Russell sells a product called Rust free that I find very good.

Permalink Reply by Paul Gilbert on October 6, 2011 at 18:42

Thanks for the advice about keeping my carbon blade in good shape.The Grohmann carbon knives are made of C70 carbon steel . Do any of you with metallurgy knowledge know about this steel? Paul

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on October 6, 2011 at 19:40

C70 can be equated to an ANSI 1070.

Here is a useful resource for common cutlery steel specs.

... w/ a 0% chromium (Cr) content .. this schtuff will be prone to oxidation !!!

"n yes .. bad idea to store it in the sheath.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on October 12, 2011 at 14:09

Paul, I grew up with a fixed blade knife that I think was C75 carbon steel and it was a great hunting knife. It took and held a razor edge and I could whip it back into top shape fast on an old oil stone. I don't know about the meatallurgy but I know about the usefullness of this steel and that's very good.

Permalink Reply by Paul Gilbert on October 12, 2011 at 17:34

Thanks for the input Robert.I am using gun oil to preserve it and I store it out of the sheath. Paul

Robert Burris said:

Paul, I grew up with a fixed blade knife that I think was C75 carbon steel and it was a great hunting knife. It took and held a razor edge and I could whip it back into top shape fast on an old oil stone. I don't know about the meatallurgy but I know about the usefullness of this steel and that's very good.

Permalink Reply by ken benson on January 20, 2012 at 1:50

Even though I coated my blades with a wipe of oil, Coon pee or CLP, when sharpening or when I thought about it, My EDC Case CV knifes would get like red specks started after couple days of riding motorcycles and staying wet,. I decided experiment with Gun blue. It seems to have helped . 2 and half years and no specks with only the same level of near neglect.