My name is Worldwatcher and I’m a CPKaholic!

Question for you all. Do you coat your blades with oil? I have used mineral oil on high carbon steels in the past and usually use clp on knives that don’t touch food. Is this the best for this 3v? I know these are supposed to be mostly stainless but I am admittedly pretty ocd when it come to knife and gun maintenance. Thx
 
Worldwatcher said:
Question for you all. Do you coat your blades with oil? I have used mineral oil on high carbon steels in the past and usually use clp on knives that don’t touch food. Is this the best for this 3v? I know these are supposed to be mostly stainless but I am admittedly pretty ocd when it come to knife and gun maintenance. Thx
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If you're as OCD as I am (and plan on keeping the knives a looooong time); I remove the scales and clean and coat the tang with a protectant (you can use stuff like Obenauf's, TC-11, or even plasticoat), then put the scales back on.

For blades that will only ever be used on wood, I use Marine Tuf-Glide on the blade. For knives that may be used for food processing, a light coat of Thirteen Chefs knife oil. Honestly though, the D3V doesn't really rust very easily, unless it's subjected to some really abysmal conditions.
 
Standard78 said:
Yep.
Some companies send their knives out with mineral oil on the scales and sheath but it wears off quick. Obenaufs does the same, but lasts quite a while and doesn’t attract much dust.
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Aside from aesthetics, is there a benefit to using Obenaufs on micarta/kydex?

The materials seem fairly weather resistant as-is. Does it change the feel of the grip at all, especially if the grip is wet with water/blood?
 
bluemax_1 said:
Aside from aesthetics, is there a benefit to using Obenaufs on micarta/kydex?

The materials seem fairly weather resistant as-is. Does it change the feel of the grip at all, especially if the grip is wet with water/blood?
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Just aesthetics on kydex, but it acts as a barrier on the scales.
I use it on my Rit dyed scales now and they stay cleaner than when I didn’t use it.
 
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