Ugh, you would think they would have dropped that knife in some sort of liquid when done with it to keep it from crusting up... Heck, Listerine would work, it's liquid and should kill most bugs that hit it... If I'm not cleaning something immediately I always leave it in liquid (water or oil...
You know, I wonder if there is something out there that is similar to a huge pair of cat nail clippers. 2 half circle blades that you could wrap fully around the neck but loosly to hold the head and neck still, then both hands on the handles to quickly lop it off.
Most tree cutting pruners...