Bladed weapons and Impact weapons care…
The TFW Steel as you probably know by now are all the blades are an alloy made of 5160/D2 blended steel. High end steels need care to prevent oxidation. Not only the metals need care but the sheaths and handles of these bladed weapons need care as well.
For standard preservation on these swords and knives, I use Bore Butter. You can get it on Amazon. For surface rust that forms, if it was neglected for a while, you can use Renaissance Oil. That is used to bring back steels, woods and and leather in museums. And yes, you should be maintaining the wood handles and sheaths with any of the fore mentioned oils. You maintain these, every bladed weapon you get from TFW can be handed down for many generations to come.
Some people buy these and let them sit in the cellar forgetting about them for whatever reason. After a few years you may see deeper rust. That can be fixed with car bumper wax. If the other mentioned oils do not work on bad oxidation, try the car bumper wax. It takes a little elbow grease if they were neglected for many years but bringing these bladed weapons back to life is worth it. That will do it though nothing will fix the tiny pits that form but it sure looks a whole lot better.
Impact weapons made from Gijo wood or any other type of ironwood from the Philippines or elsewhere can be preserved with Bore Oil. This prevents dry rotting especially if they are near where your heat comes out or if you live in a dry area.
Rattan Kali, Arnis, Eskrima sticks and staffs that are not oil soaked can also be maintained with Bore oil. The unoiled sticks as well as the 5 and 4 foot staffs will last a long time, just not as long as the oil soaked Kali sticks. The staffs are so thick they last for years anyway! Obviously the oiled Kali/Arnis/Escrima sticks do not need to be maintained.
