sword maintenence

kronckew · 13th July 2008, 09:14 PM

mineral oil is good for just about everything, discolors leather tho. is food safe if used on every day knives, camellia oil is also good i hear, but i can't find any in bulk here in gloucestershire. i generally wipe everything down once a month. i generally wipe wood down with a few coats of virgin olive oil, i does dry after a while. lanolin is good for horn grips. ballistol is good for steel, wood, leather but discolors brass. it's also edible. i've used paste waxes before but gravitate back to mineral oil.

naval jelly as above is nasty stuff, keep it at least a mile from any weapon. fine for eating the rust off 12" armour plate on a battleship, but has no place for anyone who posts here. do not flush down the drains either unless you want a big plumbing bill....

13th July 2008, 09:14 PM	#8
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	mineral oil is good for just about everything, discolors leather tho. is food safe if used on every day knives, camellia oil is also good i hear, but i can't find any in bulk here in gloucestershire. i generally wipe everything down once a month. i generally wipe wood down with a few coats of virgin olive oil, i does dry after a while. lanolin is good for horn grips. ballistol is good for steel, wood, leather but discolors brass. it's also edible. i've used paste waxes before but gravitate back to mineral oil. naval jelly as above is nasty stuff, keep it at least a mile from any weapon. fine for eating the rust off 12" armour plate on a battleship, but has no place for anyone who posts here. do not flush down the drains either unless you want a big plumbing bill....