Fullers Earth was a old time remedy for absorbing oil and suchlike.

I’ve no idea where you night find some nowadays, nor of its efficacy in such a
role.  As you mention that the oil is migrating from inside the wood, I imagine
that packing the wood into fullers earth and some gentle baking may work.


In default of the original maybe something like flour would do the job?


Richard Wilson
In Northumberland, where the sun is over the horizon, and baking the springtime
frost from the world

and awaiting the next post ‘how to get rid of flour from a tote?’






> On 5 Apr 2021, at 01:06, Christian Gagneraud  wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> On the topic of tote repair and fixing, I have a request for tips and tricks.
> I bought a Paramiko no 10 plane not long ago, it is in good condition,
> except the front knob and tote are saturated with machine oil.
> I've cleaned them, dried tham, and they keep sweating oil.
> 
> Any techniques you can think of to remove the oil from these pieces of wood?
> 
> I've noticed that the hotter it is the more they seat out oil, so i
> was thinking that i could boil or steam them.
> 
> Thanks Scott for sharing your tips on repairing totes, I have to test
> the clamp you described there.
> 
> Chris,
> NZ - just finished the wooden structure for the new 1000L water tank .
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



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Yorkshireman Galoot
in the most northerly county, farther north even than Yorkshire
IT #300