Opinal knife care

[Grant 1]

Just wonderd if anybody could tell me the best way to clean a carbon steel blade opinal knife I use for preping rabbit as it's startin to get specks of rust on it . Thanks

grant

[brassneck 128]

im interested too , just bought a small one as a rabbit pocket knife last week , had probs with carbon steel before

[artic 595]

Same here really. Only in the last year my No 12 has had rust starting to come through. It gets cleaned and dried each time it's used. Also a small amount of oil added to the blade.

 

Would be nice to know.

[valley boy 28]

Just wonderd if anybody could tell me the best way to clean a carbon steel blade opinal knife I use for preping rabbit as it's startin to get specks of rust on it . Thanks

grant

I use abit of wet and dry sand paper and just give it a rub up and down but be carefull you dont cut yourself

[remmy 1]

i find that after washing it best to put the knife somewhere warm to dry out the handle as the blade will rust if left wet , and when dry all i do is rub with a light coating of olive oil or cooking oil

[Grant 1]

Thanks alot mate

[scothunter 12,609]

ive always found the blade will always discolour,but there great knifes used one since was a kid,the blade is like a razor.who cares if it is a bit discoloured

[jayjay 264]

Just wonderd if anybody could tell me the best way to clean a carbon steel blade opinal knife I use for preping rabbit as it's startin to get specks of rust on it . Thanks

grant

I use abit of wet and dry sand paper and just give it a rub up and down but be carefull you dont cut yourself

thats what i would use, or a bit of emery cloth,sorts mine out a treat,

all the best,

 

jay.

[matt241075 12]

hi all

carbon steel will darken in colour thats just what it does,the only way to keep most rust off the blade is to keep it oiled.

if you only use it once a week or so leave it some where to dry without to much moisture about like a cuboard shelf or something.

i use steel cutting tools in my work and even though there oiled and kept in a suitable storage place over the hols with no use rust spots appear.

good luck

matt

[SNAP SHOT 194]

use 600 or 800 wet and dry sand paper, wet with water and sand, takes the blade up like new, then coat in a light oil,

 

works a treat, and leaves the blade like new.

 

Snap.

[JoeD 24]

Okay this may sound stupid but I clean mine by rubbing ketchup on the blade and leaving it their for about half hour and then wipe clean and give it a good sharpen, I learnt this technique when cleaning my pressed penny collection when I was a kid and tried it on my 1st knife when I was in scouts, and now do it for all my knives and it works for me.

 

Joe

[scothunter 12,609]

Okay this may sound stupid but I clean mine by rubbing ketchup on the blade and leaving it their for about half hour and then wipe clean and give it a good sharpen, I learnt this technique when cleaning my pressed penny collection when I was a kid and tried it on my 1st knife when I was in scouts, and now do it for all my knives and it works for me.

 

Joe

 

good tip that.ive seen what it does to an old penny

[chanter 1]

Just give it a good wash and oil you will never stop the metal getting pitted and only sharpen on a oil stone every so often when it needs a edge put on it sharpen after every use with a steel :thumbs: :thumbs:

[oldmantanner 4]

I have one and they are great knifes. Wipe the wet off it after every use and then give it a spray of WD40 that dose the trick with mine

[Grant 1]

Thanks guys