have some anecdotal evidence that moth-balls may have  rust inhibiting
properties
Started putting them in my saw drawer to keep the mice from nesting and
they also seem to be keeping rust at bay

Ken Follett wrote:

> In a message dated 11/26/01 8:24:12 AM Central Standard Time,
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>> I have better luck with olive oil. The spray type used for cooking
>> is pretty handy.
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> I'll go w/ the olive oil... masons tend to beat the shit out of their
> edge tools long before they need to worry about rust or petroleum
> contamination and Japanese water stones are unheard of... unless you
> mean the submerged type. Does it help to place a few cloves of garlic
> in the tool box?
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> ][<en