Thread: Handplanes and rust (!!!!!) - New Veritas'

Originally Posted by justonething

What about liquid paraffin? I rolled up a cloth and stuffed it in a tin and fed it liquid paraffin and to apply a coating by just lightly rubbing the end of the rolled up cloth on the plane.

I recall seeing something very similar in a very early FWW, using tallow instead of wax, but otherwise the same idea. It's a good method for sure, but in my shed, liquids & pastes are just magnets for dust & wood chips. If you are the careful type & replace the lid after each application, no problem, but I'm apt to forget such niceties. A cake of solid paraffin is easy to keep clean.....

Cheers,

Originally Posted by justonething

What about liquid paraffin? I rolled up a cloth and stuffed it in a tin and fed it liquid paraffin and to apply a coating by just lightly rubbing the end of the rolled up cloth on the plane.

I recall seeing an antique plane oiling-thing along this line; it was a turned hardwood box with a really tightly wound felt insert that could be sat on the bench where you were working; every now & again you simply ran the plane over the felt. I think the oil used was described as linseed oil; but I thought at the time it would be too sticky and would plasticise. But liquid paraffin wouldn't have that issue I don't think.....

For those old enough to remember; a blackboard rubber was essentially the same thing but oblong in shape; made of beech and was regularly thrown at the class clown.

Robert Wearing covers oil pads in "The Essential Woodworker", been reading it the last week or so.

Top left is the illustration and the last paragraph before the heading is the instructions to make one.

This is my rolled-up cloth in a tin. I feed it with liquid paraffin, and sometimes I use a mixture of paraffin and a little bit of Fisholene. Fisholene has excellent rust protection properties but it oxidizes and becomes sticky. My basic chemistry tells me that by mixing it with paraffin, it can't oxidize.

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Originally Posted by justonething

What about liquid paraffin? I rolled up a cloth and stuffed it in a tin and fed it liquid paraffin and to apply a coating by just lightly rubbing the end of the rolled up cloth on the plane.

Paul Sellers calls it a "Rag-in-a-can Oiler" - YouTube

Cheers Yvan

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

I recall seeing an antique plane oiling-thing along this line; it was a turned hardwood box with a really tightly wound felt insert that could be sat on the bench where you were working; every now & again you simply ran the plane over the felt. I think the oil used was described as linseed oil; but I thought at the time it would be too sticky and would plasticise. But liquid paraffin wouldn't have that issue I don't think.....

For those old enough to remember; a blackboard rubber was essentially the same thing but oblong in shape; made of beech and was regularly thrown at the class clown.

I do exactly this - but use Camelia oil. (Not throwing the rubber at the duffer, the wad of tightly rolled cloth staged in oil on the bench )

Originally Posted by derekcohen

Dan, before you go buying G15 ...

I use it on the cast iron beds of my machines. I was introduced to it about 10 years ago by Chris Vesper. It is great for this purpose, but I would not spray it on planes as it remains a little greasy.

For planes, I use Renaissance Wax. It is the best wax for this purpose in the world! I kid you not.

A little goes a long way. It will not stain your wood.

Renaissance Wax - Conservation Resources

Renaissance Wax/Polish, 200ml. 649387000014 | eBay

I have both these products. You are welcome to try some.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Derek, I use G15 extensively due to being so close to salt water (am 100m from waters edge) and have not seen any problems in finishing.

Have wound up using a combo which works pretty well now. Camelia oil for my blades and hardware and then I oil the soles and sides and wax them with Ubeaut trad wax. I think my problem in the past with the wax was I was buffing it out too much. I made a very rudimentary polissoir out of a tightly rolled offcut of towel and it works really well. Use the end for applying and rubbing in the wax and then the sides for buffing. Once I built up a bit of wax on the outside buffing area it worked great.



Sweat on the sole of the plane while I was adjusting it yesterday and it beaded and ran off perfectly. And haven't had any rust appear over the last few weeks despite using them most days. Thanks everyone!

I've actually got some restoration wax as well but haven't tried it yet. Will probably use it on my HNT Gordon Smoother next time it gets a clean.

How good is a pollisoir!

See @ 3 min mark

Not on the original topic, but one that I thought fascinating as Im trying to look at my woodworking a little differently these days

Make and Use a Straw Polissoir | Lost Art Press

Thanks @woodPixel, wondered how they were made!

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