I use the method Paul Sellers prescribes.  An old t-shirt cut and rolled
tightly into an old shallow bean can.
I pour mineral oil over it and leave it resting on my bench.


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 8:54 AM, dks  wrote:

>
> In "Sharpening", he says "Very few craftsmen put paraffin wax on the sole
> of their plane; the informed use an oil wick."
> That's what prompted my question.
>
> don
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul womack" 
> To: "Don Schwartz" , oldtools@r...
> Sent: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 2:01:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [OldTools] wax or oil
>
> Don Schwartz wrote:
> >
> > I always apply a bit of paraffin wax to a plane sole before planing,
> then rub the plane back & forth a couple of times on a piece of sheepskin.
> > In his sharpening book and planing video, Jim Kingshot inisists "the
> informed' use an oil wick, a shallow wooden box he keeps on his bench with
> a large cloth wick in it, which he charges with linseed, swiping the plane
> across it before using. But he doesn't explain his preference. Does anyone
> have any comments or preferences in this regard? Please explain.
>
> I always understood him to mean that "the informed" lubricate planes, and
> "the uninformed" don't. I didn't
> think he meant the choice of lubricant.
>
> Although (now you point it out) it's not fully clear.
>
> Many teachers omit explanations of their recommendations for brevity
> and/or simplicity.
>
> Which greatly annoys the more analytical amongst us :-)
>
>   BugBear
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