John Manners wrote:

> The usual recommendation with new wooden planes was to remove the 
> irons, set the wedge lightly, plug the mouth with putty, fill the 
> cavity with linseed oil and wait for about a week until the oil has 
> been absorbed.  Job's done.
>
>
> Regards from Brisbane
>
> John Manners

What type of putty? If its oil based , wouldn`t you be getting an 
unwanted oil  on the plane?  I`m assuming that you don`t want a putty 
that  dries out.

Brian Myers
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