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I'm not sure about the baking soda either. I've heard the it is used in japanese sharpening to halt rusting, but I have no idea what a prolonged soak would do. As a experiment I immersed one breaten...

To be honest, I wouldn't try water with baking soda. Carbon steel generally does not like water. I think wiki is good place to start read up on the restoration, though I'm sure the restoration gurus...