Smelly LB7

[00p225]

Picked up this new in box, 1980's LB7. Factory edge, cleaned up OK, problem is the sheath, box, and factory loss paper's reek. Like severe mold? Can see it on the box. I polished the knife, and it still reeks to high heaven. Any ideas? Baking soda and put everything in a ziplock?

[tongueriver]

Option one: Show it to your dog and take his advice.
Option two: Throw the box and stuff away and set it on a table somewhere for awhile, then:
Option three: show it to the dog again and you two should be able to make a decision.
Option four: Put it in your pocket after sharpening it and stay away from the wimmenfolk if you value their love.

[tongueriver]

Sorry. Just having fun. Baking soda, charcoal do have their merits. Also time and plenty of fresh air. Good luck and I hope you put that bad boy to work.

[philco]

I'd give that knife a bath in warm water and dish washing liquid, dry it with a towel, then use a blow dryer to get rid of the moisture the towel couldn't reach. Most likely that will eliminate the odor in the knife. (Non-porous surfaces seldom retain much odor from mold or mildew once cleaned.) Fresh air and sunshine along with a gentle spraying of Lysol may help the sheath. I'd just pitch the box. It's not worth the effort in my opinion.

[tongueriver]

Good advice, Phil.

[edge213]

I purchased a Bear and Son's Keen Kutter Barlow in a metal box with foam inside.
It all including the knife smelled from cigarette smoke.
I sprayed everything with Frebreze. Then let it sit on my workbench for a few days.
It got rid of the smell. Not sure what it would do to the cardboard and paper.

[00p225]

I'm going to try to get the stink out of the sheath if possible. I bought this for my son, I may just order a new cheap schrade sheath for him and six can garbage the box, loss papers and sheath. It's not like it's worth a ton.

[OLDE CUTLER]

I have had these items with the smell of death and have not found any cures. Will be interesting to learn from your trials. Febreeze does not work or paper or cardboard.

[00p225]

OLDE CUTLER , It's funny you would say that, I grew up on the farm, we butchered cattle, 100 chickens per year, and of course had calves that we pulled that died in the cow. The stink was unreal, but we got used to it growing up. I'm 56 yrs old now, and this thing is nasty. Had it on the kitchen counter this morning, and when I brushed my teeth, I caught a whiff, and about gagged in the bathroom. I moved the box and sheath to the shop, and put the knife in a ziplock with newspaper to absorb the smell after cleaning and polishing. Sure hope it works!

[cody6268]

I had some model cars that, previously, the seller had failed to mention reeked of cigarette smoke (they smelled so badly of it, the seller HAD to be the smoker). I'd gotten them cheap,and almost all of them were hard to find in the US, so I placed their boxes (models themselves didn't stink) out of the way (outbuilding) in a lemon-scented trash bag with "odor eliminators".

A few months later, I can't tell they had smoke on them.

[rea1eye]

Standard sodium bicarbonate (baking soda not baking powder) should absorb
odors from porous objects like cardboard and paper. Placing the objects
in sunlight will also help. It may require a few weeks or months.

Bob

[OLDE CUTLER]

OLDE CUTLER , It's funny you would say that, I grew up on the farm, we butchered cattle, 100 chickens per year, and of course had calves that we pulled that died in the cow. The stink was unreal, but we got used to it growing up. I'm 56 yrs old now, and this thing is nasty. Had it on the kitchen counter this morning, and when I brushed my teeth, I caught a whiff, and about gagged in the bathroom. I moved the box and sheath to the shop, and put the knife in a ziplock with newspaper to absorb the smell after cleaning and polishing. Sure hope it works!

I too grew up on the farm and encountered dead things regularly. One thing I still recall like it was yesterday was my dad calling for a truck to come and pick up a dead cow in July. The man came with the truck which had a winch to pull the dead animal into the truck. It took him 3 tries before he got it in the truck, kept pulling the legs off. When he was done he looked at his watch and saw it was noon. So he sat in the truck and ate his lunch. Sorry guys.

[Froe]

Before I pitched anything, I’d clean and oil the the knife, oil the sheath, spray the box with Lysol and find a sunny windowsill to let them all to rest in. In two or three weeks you’ll know what’s salvageable. The box isn’t a big deal, but I’d hate to lose the sheath.
Nice knife,
Froe

[Meridian_Mike]

Option one: Show it to your dog and take his advice.
Option two: Throw the box and stuff away and set it on a table somewhere for awhile, then:
Option three: show it to the dog again and you two should be able to make a decision.
Option four: Put it in your pocket after sharpening it and stay away from the wimmenfolk if you value their love.

LOL....
I agree Roland.... Dogs always have the last word!

[Ridgegrass]

Lightly spray the box with a little water and microwave it for about 20 seconds. I mic the kitchen sponge when its wet and it completely prevents odor.
Can't say how long a microwave would take to char paper but I've killed mold this way and never had a problem. After its dry a little Lysol is a good idea.
Good Luck. J.O'.

[00p225]

Update, I put the sheath in a large ziplock with some crumbled up newspaper for several days. It removed about 75 percent of the smell, so that is good. I sprayed the box and paperwork with Lysol, and set it in my windowsill's in the garage to dry in the sun for a few weeks. Hope it works.

On the upside, my son loves the LB7 "like his dad's". He's 18 and just started college, but he responded like he was a little guy, made me feel good!