Ive been around and Ive seen some things,(Thanks BB King) I have yet to take the plunge and buy a Straight, but I live 1 mile from the sea here and to say things rust quickly here is rather understating it, so Im loath to get a carbon steel blade without a gallon of oil to keep it it, Im guessing there are plenty of people that live by the sea on here with carbon steel blades, is it a problem for you Rust that is ?