Why buy a Saya?

[bigbob7777]

Hi all. Just curious; I use a knife magnet on my wall to hold my knives. Is that bad? If not, then why buy a saya (yes, they are pretty) for your knife if you are not traveling with them? I do understand that if you keep them in a drawer you will need them.
Am I missing something?
bob

 

[Barmoley]

You've answered your own question. If the knife always lives on the magnet, you don't need a saya.

 

[miggus]

I mean, some makers mike sayas that go with the handle material. That would be a nice collector's piece if you like that kind of thing.

 

[MowgFace]

Hi all. Just curious; I use a knife magnet on my wall to hold my knives. Is that bad? If not, then why buy a saya (yes, they are pretty) for your knife if you are not traveling with them? I do understand that if you keep them in a drawer you will need them.
Am I missing something?
bob

This is the key point. Many of us DO travel with our knives. If not... no saya needed. Hell TBH carbon knives in sayas when you live in a humid region can be pretty problematic.

 

[Cliff]

Wish I could have a wall magnet. If carbon knives live in a drawer, you either keep them in their boxes or get a saya.

 

[bigbob7777]

Thanks all

 

[Keith Sinclair]

Only if you buy too many knives & rotate if carbon mineral oil to store ok in a saya.

 

[Barmoley]

Only if you buy too many knives & rotate if carbon mineral oil to store ok in a saya.

Funny story about that. So a saya can totally strip mineral oil off the blade. Depends on the wood and how porous and dry it is and the dimensions, but it can happen.

 

[jedy617]

 

[Keith Sinclair]

I mix drugstore mineral oil with drops of clove oil in it. Just a little makes it smell like
cloves. Clove oil kept carbon katana blades
in wooden saya scabbards. It is anti bacterial. Put oil inside of saya turn it on end to remove excess that didn't soak in. Have kept carbon blades like Yanagiba in saya only using few times a year. No rust problem at all over 10 years. Also have couple Japanese carbon swords in wooden saya. I take them out every 4 months to inspect & oil them. They are covered in sword wrap cloth on sword rack.

 

[Benuser]

Wish I could have a wall magnet. If carbon knives live in a drawer, you either keep them in their boxes or get a saya.

Or make your own cardboard saya. It stabilises air humidity better than a real one.

 

[r0bz]

Or make your own cardboard saya. It stabilises air humidity better than a real one.

that is very interesting @Benuser
i actually made something like that haha

 

[toddnmd]

Wish I could have a wall magnet. If carbon knives live in a drawer, you either keep them in their boxes or get a saya.

Or buy/make an in-drawer knife block if you want to keep your edges sharp and have the knives easily accessible.

 

[M1k3]

Or make your own cardboard saya. It stabilises air humidity better than a real one.

These are very practical and cheap. Easily replaced for whatever reason, without tears.

 

[Cliff]

Or buy/make an in-drawer knife block if you want to keep your edges sharp and have the knives easily accessible.

Yep, I've done that, too. It's just that I need my knives to be really away when I put them away.