Subject change, but one day last week I cut up a large limb that broke out of one of our redbud trees. I had probably 8 pieces from around 6-8 inches thick all the way down to about 2 inches and A LOT of "twigs". Over all the limb was proably 8 ft long and pretty bushy. I started using a "pruning" saw but after cutting about 2/3 the way through the limb once, I said this isn't gonna work.

Broke out the DF and commenced to Whacking! GOOD CHOICE! Had it all chewed up and on the burn pile in no time.

Well all that to say this. The wood was kinda still moist/green and I put the DF up without cleaning it. I FINALLY remembered to check it yesterday, and NO RUST!!! Maybe that is because it has been in the mid to high 90's every day since then and I keep the knife in the HOT jeep and I just dried off from all the heat.