I know its not stainless, and it sure attracts a magnet...
Actually it is stainless. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />
Benchmade "154CM: An American made premium grade stainless steel originally developed for tough industrial applications. Known for its best all-around qualities, it offers great corrosion resistance with good toughness and edge quality."
I keep forgetting the flexible standards for the term stainless, technically meaning 'resists rest to a certain degree.' Anyhow, that should be less of a problem for me now. I do not have the patience to wait for Monday... so the blade sits in acid as we speak... lets get those black oxides up and running so I wont need to scrub off more red oxides later...