Lanolin?

i2ookthablu1

i2ookthablu1

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Can anyone give me some feedback on using lanolin oil on knives to store them. Why it may or may not be a good idea to use it?
 
I have used lanolin grease for storage protection . It works well for protection but can be messy. Make sure the blade is clean before you apply it. I usually put on a couple of dollops then warm it with a hair dryer and spread it over the surface with clean cloth. Wrap the knife in grease proof paper. When you eventually want to clean the lanolin off WD40 works well.
 
Thank you for the info 2manyknives. I was going to start using the oil because i have a lot of it but think it may have tarnished the nickel silver bolsters on a leather scaled 110 i have....but not sure if its the oil or not?
 
I'm thinking the bolsters weren't cleaned properly before the oil went on because everything i have read (what little i could find) didn't hint at any problems.
 
"Lanolin (German, from Latin lāna, "wool", and oleum, "oil"), also called wool wax or wool grease, is a yellow waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals." Quote from Wikipedia.

For metal I use Tuf Glide with confidence in order to lubricate, protect, clean, repel dirt and stop rust. I've used it for years on my most precious vintage rare cutlery and on newly manufactured knives in order to stop the visible signs of aging. I have no complaints.

I've used animal secretions, mink oil, for leather but I would't risk storing my non-user (collection items) knives in contact with the bodily secretions of varmints.
 
Johnson's Paste Wax, is great for keeping your leather soft and supple and works just as well on your knives. I comes in a Yellow and red tin and can be bought at any hardware store.
 
When I store knives away (or put them in a display cabinet), I always coat everything I can touch with Renaissance Wax. It puts a thin coat over the blade, scales and parts by wiping it on. It then hardens to a very nice protective coat. Not messy or goopy at all. Great stuff - plus it puts a fantastic shine on everything, including the scales.

TedP
 
Lanolin----made from sheeps wool, as in Fluid Film. Good stuff. Get you some. Better than WD-40 for just about everything, except WD (water displacement).
 
Great feedback thanks everyone. My grandfather, dad & myself have used it for years. Tools, leather, locks, wood, plastics anything really that needs lubricating or a weather seal.
This is the first time i've had a problem but also the first time I have used it on anything shiny. I wondered if there was a reaction with the nickel silver or like 2manyknives pointed out there may have been something on the bolsters that has caused the tarnishing and i have sealed it in with the oil.
 
TwinStick said:
Lanolin----made from sheeps wool, as in Fluid Film. Good stuff. Get you some. Better than WD-40 for just about everything, except WD (water displacement).
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OK, okay I haven't exactly put sheep effluent on the shopping list but I am not ruling it completely out. Funny things can happen, even to me. For example, I used to consume into my person mucus from the over-sized sweat glands of bovine quadrupeds. However, even today I will sometimes have some but only if it is mixed with chocolate and I am really thirsty and hungry at the same time.
 
My pleasure, really (l like research but lack sufficient imagination to create the question(s) so I rely upon others to generate the questions), I took the blue one.
 
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