seppuku Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hi all Does anyone know an oil I can use on my sword that won't hurt the polish.I have clove oil coming in the mail bit need some thing in the mean time Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curran Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2482&hilit=sword+oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seppuku Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Thanks for fast reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluboxer Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Good day all, has anyone read this from another internet source? http://swordforum.com/sfu/primer/oiling.html There are no sources cited so does anyone agree/disagree with any of the statements? I have read the link posted by Curran and find one person agrees with the composition of choji oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusunokimasahige Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I would only use sewing machine oil. No WD-40, Ballistol or gun oils, and i am not sure about Choji oil even though it is the natural/original way. The sword care box i got contained what was supposed to be choji in a small flask but it smelt like gun oil to me, and the uchiko smelt like talcon powder. so i threw it away. KM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I would only use sewing machine oil. No WD-40, Ballistol or gun oils, and i am not sure about Choji oil even though it is the natural/original way. The sword care box i got contained what was supposed to be choji in a small flask but it smelt like gun oil to me, and the uchiko smelt like talcon powder. so i threw it away. KM That may have been a chinese kit. Lohman has good ones, and some other people too. If it was really cheap chances are it wasn't good quality. Choji should be clear, not yellowish. What color was the choji you had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusunokimasahige Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 The oil color was brownish in a blue glazed bottle with a cork. the set was about 35 US$. No great loss. KM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken-Hawaii Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Josh, do NOT use pure clove oil on your blade!! Choji oil has 0.5-1.0% clove oil for fragrance, but if you check out the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for clove oil (http://sciencekit.com/images/art/Clove_Oil_197.00.pdf), you'll see that it evaporates rapidly, leaving your blade unprotected. Straight mineral oil in a very thin layer will work just fine for your blade. Hopefully, you ordered choji rather than clove oil...right? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soten_Fan Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I have been using the Hanwei oil spray (chinese, yellowish) on my Paul Chen blades for years, and it hasn't done any damage. Further to that, it seems to stay on the blade forever. I used Japanese choji oil on my nihonto and I have noticed that within a week it seems to fully evaporate... So for a nihonto blade, especially a newly-polished one, maybe the chinese one is a safer choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisR Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I've had good success with Mineral oil (about $3.00 U.S. at a drug store), with 4 or 5 drops of Clove oil (can be purchased at WalMart pharmacy for about $3.00 U.S.). Curt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Osborne Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Singer sewing machine oil, which you can get at most any large store, is what you need. It's a high quality, thin, clear mineral oil. $1.88 last time I bought it. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 and the beat goes on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjuro Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 To me it seems rather pointless to go looking for an alternative to the oil used by the Japanese for centuries, just for the sake of it. Why do so many new collectors think they know better than the people who made the sword in the first place? We have covered this question countless times and still it keeps coming up and there are still people who think they can improve on a time honoured and proven product. For a traditionally made nihonto, Go Choji!!!!!!!! :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Covered to death already. Either search the forum for the countless threads, or check the FAQ. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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