been looking for some other posts that talk about care of knives. I think I've found a couple so i will go and link them here. the short of it is all knives need to be taken care of if you want to get a long life and good use from the knife you have . check these out . let me know what you think http://www.thejoyofhobbies.com/hobbies/hunting-knives-need-sharpening-too/
http://survivalman.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/a-sharp-knife-is-safer/