Kaz S Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Looking for a junky blade in almost any condition, except fully rusted out. It can be snapped in half, cracked, scratched, without any mounts, poorly polished, anything! Let me know what you've got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 The question I have is: why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz S Posted June 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, ChrisW said: The question I have is: why? So that I can put the modern formulation of Cosmoline on it and see how badly it stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 I'm afraid no one is likely to sell you a blade, no matter how irretrievable, for this purpose. As someone mentioned earlier, you can do this on carbon steel and get the same result. The only different between the two is the relative hardnesses contained within the steel of nihonto. Regardless, cosmoline was NOT made with nihonto in mind. Speaking from experience, the stuff DOES stain carbon steel and mild steel (I have a M44 Mosin with cosmoline staining). If you want good preservatives, the good old standard of choji oil and a gentle touch is best. That and I have encountered the odd gendaito or two on eBay with what is clearly cosmoline/staining from cosmoline on the blade; it does not end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz S Posted June 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, ChrisW said: I'm afraid no one is likely to sell you a blade, no matter how irretrievable, for this purpose. As someone mentioned earlier, you can do this on carbon steel and get the same result. The only different between the two is the relative hardnesses contained within the steel of nihonto. Regardless, cosmoline was NOT made with nihonto in mind. Speaking from experience, the stuff DOES stain carbon steel and mild steel (I have a M44 Mosin with cosmoline staining). If you want good preservatives, the good old standard of choji oil and a gentle touch is best. That and I have encountered the odd gendaito or two on eBay with what is clearly cosmoline/staining from cosmoline on the blade; it does not end well. I'm sure that carbon steel will yield a similar result but I'll never be 100% sure. I've already ordered 10 rods that will be guinea pigs for a number of experiments, including the cosmoline test. I believe all of you when you say not to use it. I want to see the effect in action first hand at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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