Wooden Planes
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I recently acquired a bunch of moulding planes, a couple of plow planes and various other items. I tested out a few of the moulding planes and found the bottom heated up quite quickly. They were not super sharp but they weren’t dull either. Do I need to put some wax or oil on them to smooth them out and keep them from heating? I’ve never had wooden planes before and am wondering if there’s anything I need to know about maintaining them that’s so very different from my metal bodied planes.
Just use any one of the more common waxes (beeswax, parrafin wax, candle wax, etc…) on the base to give the base of the plane a more slick surface. I didn’t think that the wooden planes should heat up any more than common planes. You can, of course, use wax on metal planes as well to reduce surface friction.
Cheers
Mark