Thread: Wisteria handle, on or off?

Was intending to leave mine on but when I got it back from a honer, I noticed a dot of orange. I excised the wrap and revealed a surprising, but not catastrophic, amount of early rust within the first 2cm of handle. Came off pretty easy, but now I'm a bit more wary around wrapped handles.

Had the tang been lacquered or something first, I'd have left it on. Might arrange a rewrap sometime, though the pure steel is kind of appealing.

That sucks, at least you caught it early. Made me a tad bit paranoid as well.
Time's a tickin', waiting for my razor.

I do kamisori wrapping.
The cane has to be soaked in water for a day before wrapping and then has to be re-wetted every 2 minutes during working.
The point is that cane dries very, very quickly.
IMHO, with reasonable diligence, cane should not a major factor for rust.