Tired_and_hungry
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G'day All,
I recently bought a Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri made from O-1 tool steel. My new knife came with coated with preservative grease from the factory, but even though it was supposedly protected from corrosion, when I removed all the grease to examine the blade, I noticed at least 3 small oxidation stains on the blade. The stains were about 1 - 2 sq mm in size and the surface of the blade where the stains were found was smooth. Additionally, the stains could not be rubbed off with a oily cloth.
Since the only way to remove the stains would be to rub them off with sandpaper and since this method would mess up the blade, increase the amount of irregularities on the blade surface and highten the risk of rust pitting, I decided not to do this. Instead, I wiped the blade down with an oily cloth, applied a layer of silicone grease and stored the kukri.
From your collective experience, have you guys ever encountered small black or grey oxydization stains on new non-stainless knives shipped from the factory despite there being a layer of preservative grease? What did you do about the stains?
I recently bought a Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri made from O-1 tool steel. My new knife came with coated with preservative grease from the factory, but even though it was supposedly protected from corrosion, when I removed all the grease to examine the blade, I noticed at least 3 small oxidation stains on the blade. The stains were about 1 - 2 sq mm in size and the surface of the blade where the stains were found was smooth. Additionally, the stains could not be rubbed off with a oily cloth.
Since the only way to remove the stains would be to rub them off with sandpaper and since this method would mess up the blade, increase the amount of irregularities on the blade surface and highten the risk of rust pitting, I decided not to do this. Instead, I wiped the blade down with an oily cloth, applied a layer of silicone grease and stored the kukri.
From your collective experience, have you guys ever encountered small black or grey oxydization stains on new non-stainless knives shipped from the factory despite there being a layer of preservative grease? What did you do about the stains?
