Care & Handling of Your Windlass Sword

This video shows a variety of ways to clean, restore and maintain the luster of your prized swords and knives.

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• Windlass
• Flitz
• polish
• clean
• shine
• rust
• rustblocker
• Museum Replicas
• sword
• knife
• knives
• cleaning
• blade
• oil
• maintenance

[HuchiaZ]

wait wait wait. did I hear this right, "never store your sword in its scabbard." so when I'm not using a sword i should just let it sit there, grass, dirt, floor, wall, etc. without the thing specifically made to protect a sword from such since they made more sophisticated swords? Someone please tell me they are wrong...

[MuseumReplicasLtd]

@HuchiaZ

Scabbards and sheaths are for the safe carry of an edged weapon to protect you and the edge from damage. This however is not the preferred long term storage method for any steel. Tight fitting scabbards are prone to trap moisture from the air and other sources. And leather is usually tanned with chemicals or lacquered to condition it; great for the leather but bad for your steel long term.

[MuseumReplicasLtd]

@HuchiaZ If at all possible store your blades in a cool dry environment after cleaning and protecting them. Long term storage could mean months to years depending on the environment it’s kept in

[allabtMando]

@Zionikk Agreed.

[Zionikk]

@allabtMando I agree. Now the world is full of guns, nuclear weapons and chemical warfare weapons. I might be crazy, but I wish guns were never created.

[allabtMando]

I wish that swords were a bigger part of today's society. They're just so amazing, and beautiful. A fine sword is a work of art.

[dooney2600]

how do u take it apart cause i got one and i cant take it a part and i t is loose

[Tneisnart]

While high carbon steel swords do require maintenance, they're not as vulnerable to rusting or pitting as one may think. First off, body oil doesn't rust blades, its the salts from sweat that do. As long as you aren't sweating, touching the blade won't really harm it. It is in fact much healthier for the blade to be kept out in the open as moisture may build up in the scabbard. Water and humidity is the main cause of rust.

[HuchiaZ]

@MuseumReplicasLtd I take back what I said, (unless it work word) but would a material like some kind of hard plastic be able to hold a blade longer? I'm asking this because I prefer to use my sword as both decoration and practice/spar

[HuchiaZ]

@MuseumReplicasLtd Thx, it makes sense. so in curiosity then, would non-conditioned leather work? or am I being naive about leather (that's sold)?