with all these stripped and naked and LE blades out there... how is the corrosion resistance of SR77.

I stripped and worked some SR101 before, and it seemed to rust in my hands in just a few minutes...

kinds makes me wonder, will I need to keep her oiled every minute?

I'd wipe them down w/ Sentry Solutions Tuf Cloth - great stuff - I did a thread on it recently if you want to search it.

My edges haven't ever as much as stained, but I don't have any satin Scrappers.

The one to ask is Horn Dog, (may he return soon, in good health) he is in a warm humid enviroment and he striped many a blades. To my understanding a stain finish is a true finish in that it smothes out all the micro tiny bumps and valleys so there is no place for the moisture to collect and stay causing rust. In a self done job of stripping it is harder to get such a smooth finish and therefore the little valleys are nice pockets for water to do its damage.

I have used my DF in some damp conditions... I even used it to cut snow blocks last year! After that use it ended up wet and I missed some water in the sheath. The next morning it had some staining on the edge. It disappeared with a quick wipe down with polishing compound.

I haven't stripped any, but my Keeper LE is doing fine. I wiped it down with Tuff-Cloth when I got it.

I really haven't exposed it to any real extreme conditions though... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

A warm salt water soak rusts and black marks sr77 a bit but it doesn't pit and cleans up well. I wouldn't have any serious worries over naked sr77- just keep a bit of oily rag handy (I spent a stupid amount of money getting a Busse Basic 7 (M-INFI) because I hate rust so much...) but I'd still probably take my beat up S6 over the Basic 7 most of the time!

My stripped SR77 blades are doing fine, but I store them in an air-conditoned house and coated them with Tuf Cloth. Some of my machetes that are stored out in the heat and humidity have rusted a bit. My neighbor's 16 year-old son has been using his Yark Keeper hard out in the yard. It only has a little staining. I just sharpened it for him recently. I gave him the YK for his birthday and he loves it, as he should. I have seen him chopping with it. BTW, I survived the surgeons knife-like object just fine. Still waiting on the biopsy. I accidentally pulled the stiches out in my sleep. No wonder I woke up so tired! I can't imagine how I did it wihout a knife or scissors. Very strange. That's worse than sleep walking.

Glad to hear you're doing alright Vic - you should have offered to sharpen their "instruments" for them before the operated <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Plus One! Good to hear you made it through alright... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

There is likely to be more cutting soon. I think I'll offer. I swear, you could go to a doctor nowadays with a broken leg and he'd find a cancer somewhere. Had skin cancer on my right arm and looks like I've got another one. The bumps on my head and neck are getting better, at least. I go back Thursday for another exam and to get the stitches removed. Boy will they be surprised when they can't find the stitches. I am still mystified. They are gone. No bleeding either, just gone.

Glad you're back in most of one piece Vic!

really really just gone? that's so weird. no skin tearing or anything? anyway, glad you're back and more or less in one piece, vic.