Choji Oil In US?

[Tanto54]

Do any of our members/dealers sell good Japanese choji oil in the US?  I've looked through all the commercial links and can't find anyone in the US who has it listed....

[Ken-Hawaii]

https://smile.amazon.com/The-Institute-of-Asian-Arts/dp/B0061LS2SY/

[Guido]

Hmmm, it would be helpful if the "The Institute of Asian Arts" tells its customers what's actually in the oil, not how much is in the bottle - if it's indeed pure chōji oil, it has to be heavily diluted with camellia oil.

 

I think this DIY approach would do the trick, George:

 

https://www.amazon.com/KUROBARA-Tsubaki-Japanese-Maintenance-Camellia/dp/B00362HBPQ/ref=pd_sbs_201_2/131-6071420-0626607?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00362HBPQ&pd_rd_r=84385db4-67c7-11e9-851c-1df216413549&pd_rd_w=2Or2A&pd_rd_wg=vioIg&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=DS2KN5N24YTR2ZCYFJAC&psc=1&refRID=DS2KN5N24YTR2ZCYFJAC

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https://www.amazon.com/Majestic-Pure-Essential-Natural-Therapeutic/dp/B01M07JVC2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=clove%2Boil&qid=1556244302&s=home-garden&sr=1-1-spons&th=1
 

[Ooitame]

 

  On 4/26/2019 at 2:13 AM, Guido Schiller said:

Hmmm, it would be helpful if the "The Institute of Asian Arts" tells its customers what's actually in the oil, not how much is in the bottle - if it's indeed pure chōji oil, it has to be heavily diluted with camellia oil.

 

I think this DIY approach would do the trick, George:

 

https://www.amazon.com/KUROBARA-Tsubaki-Japanese-Maintenance-Camellia/dp/B00362HBPQ/ref=pd_sbs_201_2/131-6071420-0626607?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00362HBPQ&pd_rd_r=84385db4-67c7-11e9-851c-1df216413549&pd_rd_w=2Or2A&pd_rd_wg=vioIg&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=DS2KN5N24YTR2ZCYFJAC&psc=1&refRID=DS2KN5N24YTR2ZCYFJAC

 

Seconded, same stuff I use.

[Ganko]

Me to.

 

 TomC

[Guido]

  On 4/26/2019 at 3:21 AM, Ganko said:

Me to.

 

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[Dave R]

 I use this one, Kurobara  tsubaki oil, ever since I saw that it was what Aoi Art used in their maintenance video for Nihonto. https://www.amazon.com/KUROBARA-Tsubaki-Japanese-Maintenance-Camellia/dp/B001TPFVHC

 

 Though I buy it via https://www.fine-tools.com/pflege.html because Amazon won't ship it to the UK.   

 

 You can see it in use here... http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/21327-care-and-cleaning-by-tsuruta-san/

[Guido]

  On 4/26/2019 at 8:06 AM, Dave R said:

I use this one, Kurobara tsubaki oil, ever since I saw that it was what Aoi Art used in their maintenance video for Nihonto. https://www.amazon.com/KUROBARA-Tsubaki-Japanese-Maintenance-Camellia/dp/B001TPFVHC

 

That‘s the same I linked to, just in a spray bottle (which I personall don’t like, too messy for swords). And it’s available in the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Camellia-Oil/dp/B015L1FI4A/ref=sr_1_21?crid=2NT1TPDCJVUUF&keywords=camellia+oil&qid=1556276104&s=gateway&sprefix=camellia+%2Caps%2C348&sr=8-21

[Tanto54]

Thank you everyone!  Good DYI Guido - that's the approach I will take - thanks!

[Dave R]

  On 4/26/2019 at 11:00 AM, Guido Schiller said:

That‘s the same I linked to, just in a spray bottle (which I personall don’t like, too messy for swords). And it’s available in the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Camellia-Oil/dp/B015L1FI4A/ref=sr_1_21?crid=2NT1TPDCJVUUF&keywords=camellia+oil&qid=1556276104&s=gateway&sprefix=camellia+%2Caps%2C348&sr=8-21

 

 I use the spray bottle, but spray the oil onto the tissue I use to wipe the blade.

[Blazeaglory]

  On 4/25/2019 at 10:28 PM, Tanto54 said:

Do any of our members/dealers sell good Japanese choji oil in the US? I've looked through all the commercial links and can't find anyone in the US who has it listed....

I'm in CA and use eBay. I can find every kind of choji oil from Japan I want

 

This is what I prefer to use. The small bottle has lasted me over a year now. I keep a micro fiber cloth soaked in an airtight container for multiple use

[16k]

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  On 4/27/2019 at 12:50 AM, Blazeaglory said:

I'm in CA and use eBay. I can find every kind of choji oil from Japan I want

This is what I prefer to use. The small bottle has lasted me over a year now. I keep a micro fiber cloth soaked in an airtight container for multiple use

That’s the one I’ve been using for years and am happy with it.

 

Besides, I love the smell and it soothes toothaches!

[Stephen]

i haven't read the entire thread....that last line caught my eye. if you use clove oil made for toothaches youll likely cause your blade to turn colors....you like purple steel JP???

 

this oil debate on NMB is one of the oldest. 

heres what i use

 

https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/camelliaoil100ml.aspx

 

maybe keep your blades choji free

[16k]

No, I use Choji oil for my swords.

 

That last line was added because last week I suffered from a toothache and I had nothing on hand to soothe it. I know clove is used to soothe them. So I thought, what the heck, and put a drop of Choji oil on my finger and rubbed my gum where it ached. Probably dangerous and not very healthy but it worked like a charm.

[Jason N]

  On 4/28/2019 at 7:05 PM, Stephen said:

i haven't read the entire thread....that last line caught my eye. if you use clove oil made for toothaches youll likely cause your blade to turn colors....you like purple steel JP???

 

this oil debate on NMB is one of the oldest.

heres what i use

 

https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/camelliaoil100ml.aspx

 

maybe keep your blades choji free

I just ordered some. Does it have the clove odor of choji oil?

[Guido]

  On 4/28/2019 at 11:48 PM, Jason N said:

Does it have the clove odor of choji oil?

No. It‘s the same camellia oil that has been linked to already a couple of times in this thread.

[Guido]

  On 4/28/2019 at 8:24 PM, 16k said:

Probably dangerous and not very healthy but it worked like a charm.

Neither dangerous nor unhealthy (unless you swallow it in large quantities), but since sword oil contains less than 5% clove oil, it might have been kind of a placebo effect ????

[Jason N]

  On 4/29/2019 at 12:17 AM, Guido Schiller said:

No. It‘s the same camellia oil that has been linked to already a couple of times in this thread.

Oh well... I guess it smells better than CLP, my other alternative...