Carbon Steel Care

If you’ve bought a carbon steel knife from myself or anywhere else, you’ve no doubt discovered the maintenance necessary to keeping the blade rust free. It’s a simple process that’s worth it for the advantages of carbon over stainless but requires some discipline.

If you’re new to the carbon knife game and are worried about caring for your shiny new slicer, take some tips from the great Walter Sorrells on proper carbon steel care and ease your apprehensions once and for all :]

Carbon steel knives rust. It's just a fact. In this video knife maker Walter Sorrells takes the mystery out of carbon steel and shows some easy ways to protect your carbon steel knives so they'll last a lifetime. Some theory, some practice.