Thread: Blade oiling... ?

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I always use Eucalyptus oil.

Never thought to try that myself Carl. Is it working well for you? I might have to make a switch.


Mick

Yeah, it works fine. I've been using it since I started over a year ago. It's very light but does the job well. When the pivot gets a little grubby I just dip the pivot end of the razor in the jar. Normally I just up end the bottle on a tissue and wipe it on the blade and scales...

A knive maker recommended me the vaseline to this purpose,

Carl...where do ya get Eucalyptus oil at or is that Strailie indigenous ? Does it breakdown or go rancid easily ?

No Steph, it doesn't really go rancid and you should be able to get it over in the US...Geez you have Eucalyptus trees growing in California. I know! I've seen them there. Not natives, but someone has planted a nice large grove of them. Try some of those new age-y sort of shops or places where you can get 'essential oils' from.
If you don't like it as a blade oil, you can always use a few drops on your hanky the next time you have a cold to help clear your sinus'. I'm going to apply some to a razor tomorrow to see what I feel about it myself. I reckon it would be good stuff and I'm kicking myself that I didn't think of it as well. I have a bloody great bottle of the stuff staring at me every time I open the bathroom cabinet!


Mick

Health food and nutritional supplement stores sell eucalyptus oil.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Carl...where do ya get Eucalyptus oil at or is that Strailie indigenous ? Does it breakdown or go rancid easily ?

What Mick said. I did try to send a little bottle to a guy on here a few weeks ago, but it wasn't allowed to go in the post! I use a pure oil.

You'll want "essential" oil I believe Steph. Anything else is either a blend or fragrant oil if I remember correctly. Blends can be a blend of several essential oils or one oil diluted down, usually with alcohol which may just evaporate off, leaving your razor unprotected. Fragrant oils are mostly a chemical concoction that smells like the essential oil but isn't derived from the plant itself.


Mick

From years ago, a lot of the original custom knife makers used to use Scott's Liquid Gold, the oil that you use to restore the luster on wood furniture. I had forgotten all about this until I started reading this thread and, low and behold!, I found my can in the closet, from the seventies, and almost full.

I forgot to mention that the reason SLG was used was because it didn't harm the exotic woods and ivory handles.