Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[Seul]

So I put the knife into a Granny (the apple variety, not the elderly kind), then treated it with cider vinaigre… Overdid it, of course, and there are some rust marks here and there... Oiled it at work (spray) and it works like a charm... Also getting used to the opening... The knife really fits a lot better than the Delica as it's slightly smaller...

[derivative666]

Personally am a big fan of the hot sauce patina!

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Seul]

What should I do to treat the rust though?.. I cleaned off the vinegar with water but immediately dried it of and placed it in the sun to dry… Very sensitive li'l thing  :-\

[derivative666]

Not sure how to clean the rust but, if it t's carbon steel patina it immediately so it doesn't get brown rust patina=rust

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Seul]

Could you use punctuation?.. My head hurts… And I don't understand...  :-\

[derivative666]

1. Clean blade with soap and water
2.  Dry off blade.
3.  Pour hot sauce on blade
4.  Let sauce sit on blade for 2-5 hours
5. Clean off blade with soap and water
6. Dry off blade

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Seul]

Oh that's how you created the patina on the Opinel, right?.. I'm def not fucking around with it anymore… Just gonna use it and try and clean the inside with some swabs... All in all every day use and keeping it dry is what is best for this knife me thinks... Thanks though, d666...

[derivative666]

If the Spyderco is carbon steel it is very susceptible to rust. Patina is a form of rust. That is why I forced patina on my Opinel. I would rather have a forced patina then brown rust which can happen with neglect. If you force a patina you never have to worry about brown rust again.

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Seul]

Yep - that's why I treated the steel before using it… I think the patina I have developed through planting it into a Granny apple and using cider vinaigre will do for now...

[derivative666]

You are correct vinegar patina is nice, more subtle then a hot sauce patina.

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Anesthetist]

I used to lemon juice "gun blue" my carbon steel Schrades.

[DougNg]

@Seul:

What should I do to treat the rust though?.. I cleaned off the vinegar with water but immediately dried it of and placed it in the sun to dry… Very sensitive li'l thing  :-\

Take some metal polish and take the rust off. Even though you've treated the surface, rust can still form under the rust

[Snowy]

^That'd be inception rust, right?

[Seul]

There's no rust on the blade itself, but inside the knife, on the inside of the lock… Just wondering what I should dip my swabs into to treat it...

[DougNg]

You don't treat rust. You remove it

Not sure how you can remove the rust from the locking mechanism without taking the knife apart

[Seul]

Yeah, and that's the problem… I wouldn't know how to open it, it only has one bolt with a screw on it on top... The others are round/ closed...

[tatmantall]

After debating the mnandi and small sebenza fir momths to be my first edc I just pulled trigger on a new small sebenza! Pretty jazzed

[Seul]

You'll love it… But why didn't you get a large one?.. You're a tall fella innit?..

[mclaincausey]

Small makes a better EDC IMO YMMV FWIW.

A larger knife is intimidating in office settings, regardless of the size of the carrier.

[tatmantall]

I am tall but didnt feel like that justifies a larger knife… I actually carried a few different cheaper knives of various sizes over the last year to decide which I size was most comfortable with carrying, using, and felt was most versatile in everyday use... My inclination took me in the direction of the smaller of the two.