Hello All, I have looked but cannot find any old forums that specifically discuss my question. I'll try to keep this short. I traded a nice Ithaca 12 gauge and an old .357 S&W to a friend of mine for some knives in his collection. I want to say Thank You to whoever reply's in advance in case I forget. I could use the help and appreciate your time.
#1. I have about 40-50 old knives new in their original boxes. Some are mine but most are from the trade. They include Old Sog fixed blades and folders (recon bowie, scuba demo, Stingray Folders,etc) and pre benchmade Lone Wolf knives (D/A's and other folders, Defenders, etc..) ESEE, Becker, Ontario, Buck, Kabar, Cold Steel, etc.. Also, a bunch of Himalayan Imports Khukuri's.
#2. I want to BOX them up and store them for the Long Term for my two sons without doing any damage to the knives, sheaths, or original boxes.
#3. I'm not exactly sure what the best way to store them boxed is without doing any damage to the knives, contents inside the box, as well as the box itself.. I am thinking of using Eezox or Renaissance wax to coat the blades, wrap them in paper towels, wax paper or something else, and then place everything back into their original boxes. Once done with all of them I planned on placing them in larger boxes (maybe 5 or 6) that I will seal with duct tape or something.
#4. I'm not going to place them in a damp basement for 30 years and will make sure that whatever I store them in is kept dry. Also because of finances I'm not going to buy an expensive humidity controlled safe or something similar. Some of these knives are awesome and I have thought about using them but realized that for my needs an Esee 4, Lone Wolf folder and Plumb hatchet are perfect. I just want to make sure I do not ruin them by storing them improperly.
#5. Simply put, is there a better way to store these knives all boxed up together (maybe 8 or 10 in each box) in a home for a very long time??
#1. I have about 40-50 old knives new in their original boxes. Some are mine but most are from the trade. They include Old Sog fixed blades and folders (recon bowie, scuba demo, Stingray Folders,etc) and pre benchmade Lone Wolf knives (D/A's and other folders, Defenders, etc..) ESEE, Becker, Ontario, Buck, Kabar, Cold Steel, etc.. Also, a bunch of Himalayan Imports Khukuri's.
#2. I want to BOX them up and store them for the Long Term for my two sons without doing any damage to the knives, sheaths, or original boxes.
#3. I'm not exactly sure what the best way to store them boxed is without doing any damage to the knives, contents inside the box, as well as the box itself.. I am thinking of using Eezox or Renaissance wax to coat the blades, wrap them in paper towels, wax paper or something else, and then place everything back into their original boxes. Once done with all of them I planned on placing them in larger boxes (maybe 5 or 6) that I will seal with duct tape or something.
#4. I'm not going to place them in a damp basement for 30 years and will make sure that whatever I store them in is kept dry. Also because of finances I'm not going to buy an expensive humidity controlled safe or something similar. Some of these knives are awesome and I have thought about using them but realized that for my needs an Esee 4, Lone Wolf folder and Plumb hatchet are perfect. I just want to make sure I do not ruin them by storing them improperly.
#5. Simply put, is there a better way to store these knives all boxed up together (maybe 8 or 10 in each box) in a home for a very long time??