If you're super paranoid about rust, apply some mineral oil, fat, silicon, wax, ...

0xbadcafebee on Feb 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Kitchen Bladesmith

If you're super paranoid about rust, apply some mineral oil, fat, silicon, wax, etc to your blade after cleaning and store it in a cool dry place. Worst case even if it does rust, clean the rust off and let it develop a patina, then sharpen to your liking.

jfb on Feb 10, 2015 [–]

And the blade looks fantastic with a bit of a patina to it.