rich,

were you to not take care of your blade the way you do, it would rust. it is just that YOU know what you're doing.

i made a mistake the other day. i cut a couple artichokes off the plants in the garden, wiped my howling rat on my pants, sheathed it, and forgot about it. when i took it out the next day it had rust spots on the blade. no pitting or anything that couldn't be beat out of the edge, just a light patina on the part of the blade used to cut the artichokes. i think that sr-101, when not cared for properly, does rust very easily. BUT, with simple precautions, it is a steel that will last a lifetime <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />