Knives Need Oil Changes LIke Your Car...How To Oil Your Folders... 

i've used 3 in 1 oil all of my life and it seems to work fine. Buy a bottle for like 5 bucks and it lasts 15 years.

Jeff I know you get this all the time but thank you for being here all these years I've been with you since 08 wild ride seen about 95 percent of your vids

After watching the video I went and oiled my 940. I can’t believe the difference it made! I gotta stop forgetting lol.

I use Tuf Glide only to protect my non-stainless blades that I don't want to patina. Weapons Shield and Slip 2000 are my favorites for the pivot after, like you said Jeff, using Many over the years.

I’ve always used Hoppes 9 gun oil for 25 years! Lot’s of good suggestions, thanks y’all 👍🏻

Easy and simple video. That’s the way to do it. I agree with your approach. Thanks.

I use valve oil that's typically used for brass musical instruments on my BM 51. I just had it lying around and I thought, why not? It actually works quite nicely

I use a kind of oil that is meant for sewing machines. here in Ukraine the specialized "knife brand" oil would cost a pretty penny, while the sewing machine oil is readily available in any store that deals with hobby crafting and goes for less than a dollar for 30-40ml

Love that you've made this PA vid. A lot of tiny bearings and hinges you'd find in daily life are running dry, or with old, degraded lubricant. I'd figure that a lot of "dry lubes"used on road bicycles and MTB's are very good to use too,since they also are designed to bot attrackt too much dirt and become all grimy/gunked up. Now If only I owned a folding knife... Are you going to make some zippo/hot sauce stuff too in the near future,because for me it what makes this channel the holy trifecta.

Thanks man! I bought my first budget folding knife (Spyderco Tenacious) and I wanted to know how to lubricate it. Luckily I didn't have to take it apart yet lol. Thanks for helping me out

Thought I spotted my knife in the thumbnail and I was right! Love my Manix 2.

I have an Ontario RAT II that I've been carrying for the past 10 years or so. It's been near impossible to flick open with the thumb stud for a long time. I just blasted out the pivot area to get rid of excess dust, then sent a drop of oil that came with my electric razor down there and boom, it effortlessly flicks open. I'd say it's 95% as good as new. For a 10 year old knife, I'll call that a win. I'll have to remember to do this when it starts tightening up again.

I avoid oiling my knives because I found it makes the knife pick up more debris from inside my pocket which then leads to the knife having to be dismantled and cleaned out instead of just being able to blow the loose lint and other debris out. That being said I will still add a drop or 2 of regular canola oil from my kitchen in the pivot if I feel it sticking or rubbing at all.

My favorite oil would be Nano oil. I typically use the 10 on the pivots and the 85 on detent ball and on traditional non-locking knives

Graphite for door locks works fantastic and doesn't get gummed up like oils or grease

I usually just use Hoppe's 9 gun oil for my folder pivots, since I already have it around. RemOil just didn't seem to last long enough.

Nano-oil all weight's and Victorinox oil also dawia reel oil. Froglube paste for rust protection. Great video Jeff

thx for the info and reminder

I use rem oil just because it’s cheap and I use a syringe to apply it. It works great and I recommend it to anyone on a budget or wants something you can get at Walmart or something.

And now there's KPL. I use that pretty much exclusively now. It just works. That, EDCi and FPL do my knives good!

I use silicone oil. It's usually used for rubber and airgun o-rings. Stays clean, last long and it's multi purpose.

i use dental floss to clean out the knife pivot, then the oil

You should put all of your story times in a playlist.

Singer sewing machine oil and Marvel's Mystery Oil (the thin stuff). Singer is for pivots and bearings. It's really thin while having long term durability. Marvel's is for wipe down rust prevention and general cleaning. It is paint thinner thin and soaks deep into metal without leaving a film. I believe it is mostly methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil). They are a great pairing for firearms and fishing reels also. I clean really dirty knives with denatured alcohol, and use mineral oil on food prep tools.

For threads on flashlights and anything with o-rings I use Trident silicone grease which is the same stuff we use on our gear for scuba diving. Works great. I like mineral oil for my knives, multitools, etc.

This why I love CLP for my firearms and knives. Gotta be one if the most versatile cans of lube you can buy for your tools in general

I am not trying to be a smart ass or anything but I am 52 years old, I have hunted, been an outdorsman/ camping/fisherman and all the things where you would use knives alot, all my uncles and father did the same, I have knives that were my dads and grandfathers and uncles that had been used many years doing all these things kinds of tasks, and old slip joint and other folders and what not that they carried for years in thier pockets, I and they have used soappy water to clean them up after guttting and dressing out tons of various game when hunting (my original buck 110 has seen a truck load of deer and elk field dressing, all those knive can't be taken apart to be cleaned, you just give them a good soap and water cleaning after gutting a piece of game, dry them off and put them away untill next time, very occasionally they and the good old slip joint pocket knife might get a tad of hoppes gun oil on the pivots when you just happen to be cleaning a gun and you happen to think about it, lets face it those old knives some of which are from the 40's that I own you could do no more, and they are still good to go, my point is I'd like to know who started this idea of taking your knives apart and cleaning and oiling so meticulously, and only with this oil or that oil, it seems to be more of an internet/youtube fad for those that seem to have nothing better to do more than a hard and fast necessessity to keep a knive in good useable condition as the tool it is, I honestly think this is where guys get things twisted up quite a bit, they seem to lose the fact that a knife is a tool to do a given job, and by all this taking apart and what not has become more like taking out and fondling their toys from their toy box, fine it's their knife whatever, but to sit back and observe from a distance so to speak it all comes over as rather silly, yes taking care of your investment is not sillk, but some guys go WAY over the top on it.

even those oil looks so cool damn

#cutlerylover Great video as always! I would consider myself a knife addict and maintaining my collection is important to me. I am not expert enough to be able to tell the difference, so most oils will work just as well for me. I agree 100% with the needle tip applicator comment you made though! Where can I get needle-tip caps like you have on your bottles?

For old, cruddy knives I like to oil them liberally, (any oil, not picky) then blow them out really well with the air compressor. Its a quick way to get the gunk out. It also forces oil into places you normally would get it; especially if it's a knife you can't disassemble. This is also good if you're going to store the knife for a period of time.

Another great one Jeffery 😊👍😊

I’ve been using the Frog Lube grease/paste. It’s not thick and goopy like grease you’d use on a vehicle, it’s got more of a waxy consistency. I prefer running grease over oil because I do not like when the oil runs out of the pivot and gets on the blade, it’s a pet peeve of mine. I would highly recommend it, makes the knife incredibly smooth and the grease stays put. Just my preference.

That squeaking pill holder makes a noise that reminds me of old horror movies what used a noise like that for bats. :)

KY has always worked well for me ;)

What kind of oils do you use to polish/wipe down the blades to prevent rusting?

I use KPL for pivots. I also use KPL Heavy for detent ball and track.

Hoppes gun oil number 5 is my favorite for the price. It could use a better nozzle

I love the deiwa reel oil. I tried at least 6 different lubes before I got it. I really want to try nano oil too

BladeHQ has a couple sizes of the tuff-glide needle bottle.

EEZOX for Carbon, Tuf Glide Marine for stainless...Mobil 1 full synthetic for pivots...drugstore mineral oil or PAM for food blades.

I have a self lubricating knife. It just gets greased up and oily by doing my day by day routine of prying on stuff and working on trucks

I ordered some synthetic oil from a eBay seller that comes with a needle applicator. Liberty oil its called. $13 for 4oz.

Are you Jeff's secretary that's why I messaged you to been with I've been watching Jeff's vids since 08 never seen you til recent so thank you for coming

I use coconut oil or mineral oil. Food safe and lubes up the knife really nice.

Here's a simple hack: If your locking mechanism has sliding surfaces like an Axis lock and are exposed to dusty or sandy environments, you can dry-lube surfaces with graphite from a NO.2 pencil. It can help an Axis lock that teeters and seizes up.This will also keep foreign debri from sticking and accumulating on oils. Same idea as graphite dust for lock tumblers.

I just cleaned and oiled my M21-14SF and M16-14SF coincidentally

Knives do not need lubrication. I repeat knives do not need lubrication. Talked with Jim Allen- Three Sisters Forge, Shane Sibert and J Heafner- Heafner Knives and dozens of other knife makers. They all said lube isn't needed. The perceived improvment / performance his relative. Look at slippies, I've got some that are 75 years old and they aren't lubed and work fine. Oil is designed to reduce friction which is heat. Opening and closing a knife doesn't generate enough heat to earrant lubricant. on top of this you have to continuously lubricate the knife because it attracts debris which turns into gunk which hinders the opening at the knife. Now if you have high carbon blades that will be stored for long periods. Properly wipe them down and store them in a gun safe equipped with a dehumidifier. I live at the beach and have never had an issue as to require lubricant for a folding knife .

I just use my Gun oil on my knifes mostly Remington oil works perfect

Just did mine the other day plus some minor rust removal of a couple Leathermen. They work so nice now. It’s fun cleaning these guys up and oiling.

So you dont have to take the knife apart and oil the bearing itself you can just oil it from the outside of the blade near the pivot bearing?

What oil should I use for the blade? To prevent corrosion and rust?

Have you ever tried Hoppes No. 9? I use it on my knives and it works quite well

I've always heard that food grade mineral oil should be used. It's obviously food safe and doesn't go rancid.

Brs rebranded lightning lube you will see what im talking about. When you peel the sticker off

Except on Spyderco's it really is a pain in the ass if you need to take them apart so I'm told for now I only own a para 3 which is new but I dread the day when I need to clean it

I just use 30w ball bearings and some gauze pads

Is this the oil types i can use before sharpening ? Or can i use olive oil just in case u use knive to cut food ?

Please make a vid on oiling otfs

Make a video peeling off the sticker on the “hyper oil”

Hey Jeff welcome to today

3 in 1 for now until I order some nano oil

Any suggestions on food grade type oil? I use my knife to cut food sometimes when out in the field.

I have breakfree clp with the needle applicator. Can I use that on the magpul rigger knife I just bought?

Do you use Tuf Glide for bearing pivots???

I use mineral oil, ive never had an issue but ive never used actual knife oil either.

What are the knives you use in this video

i use a old microfiber and mineral oil

That’s one of the only SOG knives I like but it was always so overpriced 🙁

If you like fancy oils, more power to you. Use what you like. This is only my opinion but, the gun/knife oil industry is a billion dollar business. MSD sheets, many times show there is little to no chemical difference in most of these oils. Coloring and fragrance is about it. In my years of lubing guns, knives, etc. I haven't noticed a ton of difference in oils. I do prefer a mineral based oil many times. I like Ballistol, but other than that, I like the cheap stuff as well as anything.

What about blue lube? 💙

Most important part of oils for balisongs is the sound it produces

What is that Sog I am near the factory and kinda want to rep my close knife company

What spyerco knife is that???

Do you think silicone oil weight 20 is okay for an Ontario rat 1? I’ve taken my knife apart and put the oil in the knife and when I put it back, it was not smooth at all it was really hard to open. Is that because the oil?

ever use lucas gun oil?

What about graphite?

I use 5w-30

I use diawa reel oil.

Benchmade blue lube!

Is it me or do the sprint runs seem way less smooth?

,singer sewing machine oil works for me.

This guy is from Philly no question

Recently I bought a black/green morakniv off amazon for like 20 bucks. Probably my best purchase, been using it to skin fish and use it to throw against targets. I lost it one afternoon after I overthrew it and lost it in the grass. It rained for the next few days and I found it afterwards, and it was all rusty. Any idea on how to fix it or should I just buy a new Morakniv?

I use WD40 because I always have it and don't have to buy an oil specifically for knives that cost more than WD40 that is mulit purpose lubrication.

I use 3 in 1 oil

On threads I use Vaseline.

You should look into nano oil... A big improvement over tuf glide IMO. They have different weights (10 being best for most knives, but the 5 weight and 85 weight work well too for different purposes, I.e: 5 weight is great for penetrating and lubricating without disassembly, 85 is great for detent tracks because it stays in place and you only need a tiny drop) they don't dry out like tuf glide and last an extremely long time.

How do you like the Pent Arc?

Will I be able lubricate my Buck 110 with Speed Cream skate bearing lubricant? It’s the only lube I have in the house.

I’ve heard that Tufglide has problems in bearing knives and no problems with washer knives. Do you have any thoughts about that? TheApostleP has mentioned that in his Brous Blades Division the pivot became gritty because it is a dry lubricant.

Have you ever tried KPL? And what S.O.G knife is that?

wd 40 it s perfect

Sewing machine oil.....$4 bucks.... can’t beat a deal! Thin, a little goes a long way, lube & protectant in one 4 Oz. bottle.

Which SOG knife is that

That wasn't a pill container until you disabled that Bird Call with BRS hyper oil ;)

sorry for the lame question but what sog knife is that

Froglube is food safe.

ApostleP despises TuffGlide

i'm only watching this cause i'm a nerd for stuff like the witcher and monster hunter

I try gun oil, and all kind of other oil and best oil to mee is bike chain oil i ride and realy hawe 10 diferent oils and bes is for winter and is bio degradeble ,and knife just work smother. Squrk is name