Renassaince Wax
I bought a container or renassaince wax recently as it was recommended by Chris Reeve to apply to the wood inlays. As I read more about it I decided to apply it to a lot of my knives and i'm up to about 4 applications on most of them and all I can say is wow. I don't know how well this would hold up on a heavily used knife but it sure does feel good after its applied and gives a great luster to the blades and scales. I had been applying a coating of blue lube to the blades or some other oil I can't think of the name of at the moment.
Is this a good way to protect the knife from rust while in storage? Anyone use this wax for a while care to comment?
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/|\, Only waxes I’ve used are Mother’s on my car & Sex Wax on my surfboards.
I’ve heard others recommend Renaissance Wax for leather & wood handles as it seeps into pours to provide protection. I’ve used leather car seat conditioner on stacked leather knife handles which seems to work fine.Never heard of wax on the steel blade. Wipe blades down with oil or other protectants.
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Ren wax was formulated in England to preserve their treasures.
I used it on an old Gerber folder that I would have to polish the brass occasionally and it keeps the wood, brass and blade in premium condition.
I don’t carry this knife. It’s show piece on my desk so I don’t know how well it holds up to cutting.
I also have a piece of eight medallion from the ship wreck Atocha that would get black and I would have to polish it once it got too bad.
It doesn’t get black anymore.
The container of Ren wax is small but I can see it lasting for a very long time.
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True its good stuff
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I ordered some. Should be here today. According to reviews, it's good for wood AND metal. We will see.
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Once I got a couple of layers in it really made a noticeable difference. According to the instructions you have to let it cure or so in between applications. So it took me several days
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I just did a first application and the wooden scales look wonderful. Added richness without changing color. The blade doesn't look any different, though. Trying it out on my North Fork first.
It does have a specific smell, though, that I hope will dissipate. I'll apply it again tomorrow and see how it looks and feels then.
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I’ve been using a similar product on some of my firearms for several years.
Blue Wonder-Armadillo.
Pain in the A** to apply but works really well.
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So... 24 hours later and the shoe polish smell is about 2/3s gone. I'm gonna apply a 2nd coat and then leave it out to air for a few days before putting it away.
There are plenty of reviews/comments/videos of this wax if you just Google "is Renaissance Wax good for knives."
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Shoe polish? That’s not bad at all.
I’ve been using Saphir for years and the smell is nice/normal…I might have to give it a try.
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I might use it in my hair, maybe it will preserve it too
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It will sure make your scalp shiny!
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Quote from an article,
The one ingredient which made my eyebrows shoot up is benzene - less than 0.1% according to the Renaissance wax MSDS (materials safety data sheet).The benzene exists in the wax because it is petroleum based.
Benzene is a known carcinogen - it can cause cancer if someone is exposed to even small amounts of it for a long time. It's best avoided.
However, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) considers a mixture to be a carcinogenic hazard if the component is present in concentrations of 0.1 % or greater. So Rennaissance wax is not considered carcinogenic by that criteria.1 -
Just keep it off the blade if you plan to cut food with it and you should be fine. For knife storage, coat the blade but then clean it with Isopropyl before cutting food with it if you remove it from storage and plan to use it around food.
When I did a Google search, one guy took a bunch of blades and treated them with different materials and then left them outside for a year in a rainy area. The one with the least rust was treated with 3 in1 oil. Another guy used it to coat his swords and other weapons for use at Renaissance Faires He said it kept fingerprints off the blades but I doubt he was cutting meat with them while at the Faires.
Lots of talk/opinions about it being food safe. My rule of thumb is if I question it, don't do it. So for me, I'll just be applying it to the scales and bolsters to add luster and a bit of a safety finish from now on. I'll give the blades a light rubbing of food oil after use/cleaning with water.
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Great why does everything like cause cancer
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Even love causes cancer.
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Renaissance wax is great stuff. I've been using it for many years, not just on blades but things one might normally be afraid to use wax on for fear of it turning white over time, like black G10 handles. It does not turn white. Highly recommend.
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I even don't oil my folder because it is a food or fruit cutter. I only clean it with water. If you do you will constantly drink them.
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After two days and two coatings of the "wood" scales and metal bolsters on one of my Mini Crooked Rivers, I've been carrying it all day (today is the third day) and the smell of the wax is completely gone and the scales have retained their luster. The three CRs I finished coating yesterday are in a drawer and still smell (though less). I'll check them again tomorrow. The first knife I did (North Fork) is currently in the drawstring bag in its original box and has no smell.
Note that I left all knives out on their spines with blades out/sharp edge up) between coatings and then for another day after the final coating just to let the wax harden completely and lose its smell. Again, the only blade I coated was the North Fork and I will clean it when I take it out of its box in August and I return to my classroom (rules for schools vary, but in CA definitely under 3" is called for).
The next question is how long the wax will remain on an EDC in use.
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I've used Ren wax or some sort of paste wax on knives and firearms for a few decades. It's not as messy as oil and doesn't wipe off as easily.
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Many things that are petroleum based contain benzene (glues, paints, thinner solvents, furniture wax etc). Gasoline can contain up to 2% benzene is the US. Cigarette and cigar smoke is where most people are most exposed.
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[@mention:664199818422428483] posted:I’ve been using a similar product on some of my firearms for several years.
Blue Wonder-Armadillo.
Pain in the A** to apply but works really well.
Armadillo is fantastic for metal! You're right about it being a pain, but it is a nice hard wax finish when it cools back down and gets buffed.
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