How easily does the knife rust? should i be worried about a little rain coming into contact with the knife?
1890150
You shouldn't be worried at all. The protective coating keeps blade from rusting. A good practice is to oil your knife after use every time. As a point I will add. I filleted 4 trout with my knife and put it back in the sheath. And after a day or so I remembered what I had done. Not a a speck of rust anywhere on the knife. Even the edge without coating. Hope this helps.
1890151
Well, any knife will have issues with moisture. Of course the only part you would need to worry about rusting, would be the blade. If you strip the coating off the knife as many people have done, then you have more areas to worry about. Keep the knife oiled and dry when possible and it will serve you great.
1890152
From my experience it doesn't rust easily as long as you don't store it with water on it keep some mineral oil with you to keep the blade water resistant mine is rust free and the coating does a fine job at keeping it that way to
1890153
Not sure yet. It doesn't seem like it would rust easily. It appears there's a solid coating on it. It's like all tools, if you take care of them they will take care of you.
1890154
No, the protective coating on the blade is there to retard rusting of the carbon steel blade. Just keep a thin film of oil on the blade and you'll have no worries.
1890155
The manufacturer ask that you use food grade mineral oil on the knife. So if you use it for food preparation, it's not a problem. I picked up a bottle at lowes hardware. The knife is not stainless steel, it's made to be more easily sharpened in the field. If rain hits your knife, dont worry, just dry it. If you plan to be in a situation with constant moisture/wet. Stainless steel is better.
2193976
I have had this knife for almost 3 months and I haven't had any problems with rust and I use it daily with out any dullness to the blade at all it is still as sharp since I brought it hopefully this helped I would recommend this knife to anyone that is looking for an amazing knife
921088
I've used this opener for a while now, and no rust. The blade is stainless steel, and the handles are stainless steel as well. The rest is plated steel. Don't immerse it in the sink or the handles will end up with water inside them. DO NOT put it in the dishwasher! This will also fill the handles with water, and will shorten the life of the rubber handles inserts, and the opener twist knob rubber. Best way to clean it is to scrub the blade under running water, then just stand it upright in the dinnerware basket on the dish drained. This is how we treated our last OZONE opener, and it lasted FOREVER! This is a very good opener, and I highly recommend it. Take care of it, and it will last for years.
1758279
I've never had a problem with rusting. But...I wash my knife immediately after use, dry it and put it away.
939234
Strait up no! This knife is 1095 carbon and begins to rust after just a few hours of being wet, further more the handle would not take the abuse of batoning and other stresses. Look at a blackbird with micarta grips, more expensive but well suited for the job
1523171
The knives are at our vacation home so they are not used daily. But I don't put my knives in the dishwasher but wash and dry them by hand, so I don't really know if they will rust.
1848588
I had nice knife for 2 years and it NEVER rusted. I always took care of it and drying it. GREAT knife. Only thing that I had to do is to sharpen it.
675179
To prevent rusting before putting the blade away make sure it is clean and dry and you should be alright.
779971
Well wipe it off at after usage and put some oil on the blade and you won't have rust problems. I keep mine stored in its sheath and I have never had rust
1889723
yes, a tiny bit on the knives just where handle and blade come together and further down on handle. so far no other issues with rusting. avoid any dishwasher detergents that have citrus in them.
461138
The edge of the blade is D2, a wonderful tool steel, I believe and yes the edge will rust if not cared for and protected with a high coating of oil.I love this knife and the edge that D2 will hold.
238869
It would depend on the amount of the rust, depth or simply surface corrosion. Oil is never a bad thing when caring for knives especially as a preventitive measure.
2116734
I've had mine since Christmas 14 and I have had a couple knives get just a touch of light rust that rubs right off and doesn't seem to return. I love this flatware!
1733257
You don't have to worry much about this knife rusting its made with a high carbon stainless steel. I use this knife every day at work and have had no problem with rust at all, it holds it's edge like no knife I have ever worked with. I love this knife.
853907
I wear mine as a neck knife and it is subject high humidity aka sweat. I never get any rust so it is worth it for me. Will you miss the twenty dollars in a year? You will enjoy the additional quality for a long time. It's a great knive good luck.
1768528
Like others have said, no knife is truly maintenance free. Because it is a carbon steel blade, it can rust or discolor. Just a light swipe with just about any type of oil and wipe it dry and you will have no problems. Naturally, the more it is used, the more it will need to be sharpened. It is easy to sharpen and keeps a nice edge. That is why these knives are so popular.
437931
I actually hand wash (and dry) all of my knives including steak knives, but if you're concerned about the items remaining wet and maybe rusting after washing, as they are stainless stainless steel, remaining wet will not be an impairment. You might get some water spots that can easily be wiped off, that's all. I've had mine for several months and they're still as shiny as they were when I first got them.