silica gel dessicant

[Justknivguy]

Is silica gel dessicant harmful to either knife handle material (bone,
stag, horn, plastics or other synthetics) or knife steels( 1095hc, various stainless, damascus)?

Thanks,

justknivguy

[Hukk]

Not that I've ever heard and I've used it 20 years and many years in a safe with knives.
Only place I know to get it in bulk is Cabela's.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... stid=88371

I book marked it because they call it something else by a search and I kept forgetting.

[Justknivguy]

Thanks Hukk, I'll post an alternate source if I find one. It's good to be in a chat room with a lot of knife professionals.

Thanks,

justknivguy

[gringo]

i have recycled metal barrels from the army depot. the barrels contained rocket propellent...each barrel had a quanity of the stuff...i estimate i have a 55 gallon barrel full.

[knifeswapper]

Go to Wal-Mart and get a package of tube socks and a large jug of Purina Tidy Cats Crystals.

Poor mans silica gel solution....

[keithlong]

I thought someone posted earlier that disposable baby diapers have the same thing. I could be wrong.