> In the Bench Plane video he talks about wax vs. oil.  The oil wick he 
> has
> looks like tightly wound cloth in a close fitting wooden container.  
> The
> wick does not sit in oil.  He charges the top of the wick with just a
> little oil and then goes to work.

Tightly wound cloth is what I was introduced to, and no, it does not sit
in oil.  It doesn't even have to be charged with oil every time in my
experience.  I found I could work at planing for a whole day and only
need to recharge it once or maybe twice.

Mike in Sacto