cARING FOR YOUR Damascus kNIVES
- Never put your knives in the dishwasher
- Clean the knife as soon as you are done using
- Clean with mild soap solution
- Dry quickly
- Put a small amount of oil on the blade for temp protection using cooking oils on chef knives ( olive , vegetable , corn, etc )
- Use 3 in 1 oil on non cooking knives ( hunting or military )
- Best protection is to use a wax like E.J. Wheaton or Renaissance Microcrystalline . Wax is better than oil. Oil can trap dirt. Wax is an excellent protector .
- protect the knife before putting in drawer.
- Do not store your metal knives in a leather sheath without a good coating of wax or oil and/or plastic wrap for long time storage. Leather can attract moisture and effect the blade
- If your damascus blade gets dirty with little rust, oxidation, etc use a metal polish ( like MAAS , or fritz ) to clean it up.
- if you have a sheath for your knife keep it very clean.. Avoid Dirt in the sheath .