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10 January 2013 at 4:04 am #6362
I have accumulated about 20 or so old Stanley & a couple of Millers Falls planes ranging in size from a #2 to #6 including a bunch of specialty planes. I have sharpened & tuned all of them & and I can’t imagine any new plane, regardless of price, working any better. In all fairness to LN & Veritas, I haven’t used them…but truthfully, I don’t feel the need to. The old planes simply sing when I use them and the results are beautiful. The neat part is that all of them were considerably cheaper than any of the new ones.
10 January 2013 at 3:51 am #6361I’ve used the electrolytic rust removal procedure with good success on everything from saws to planes to old power tool components. If you Google the term, you’ll find several places that describe how to do it.
15 December 2012 at 3:28 pm #4864I’ve been using an old leather belt that is wide enough to have gone out of style after the 70’s…that’ll give away my age, and using it rough side up just because I didn’t know which side was correct. I use jeweler’s rouge & I use it primarily to finish up my chisels & plane blades. Seems to work fine that way.
10 December 2012 at 3:05 pm #4481Hi. New here & figured I’ll have to jump in at some point, so here goes.
Linseed oil is one of my favorite finishes because it’s easy, & has a great look & as long as you’re not looking for a build up of the finish, you’re fine. I used it recently for a workbench I built. I noted application techniques from simple to complicated. I believe in simple as long as nothing more is required, and with linseed oil, nothing is.
Slop it on heavy, let it soak in for 10-20 minutes, wipe off the excess & let it dry til tomorrow. Repeat, repeat, repeat, until you get the saturation you want. As to the rags, that’s simple too. I hang them up to dry. That’s all I to do. They’re not a problem as long as you let them breathe. (as a disclaimer, here, check out the web & always follow all the safety procedures that everyone specifies, don’t do what I do)
As to the added Japan drier, I’m not sure that’s a good idea. Boiled linseed oil isn’t actually boiled, it has metallic salts added to facilitate curing. Adding more may upset the chemical balance & at the least, not be an improvement, and at worst, cause problems.
I tried it once & it didn’t help. Anyway, that’s my first input. It’s always free…and worth every penny.
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