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80988 "Bill Taggart" ilikerust@w... 2000‑07‑14 RE: Cleaning and refinishing wooden planes
Ray Smith wrote:

> If you have to clean a woodie, wipe it down with mineral spirits first and
> see if thats enough. As long as your hands stay clean while you are using
> the plane, its clean enough !
>
> If the plne is on the grungy side, with spider crap and stuff all over it,
> a light waxing will do wonders, and the wax can always be removed with
> mineral spirits.

The advantages of this approach also include the fact that it's quick and
easy, and the mineral spirits dry pretty soon.

Thanks for reminding me about this... I'm about to acquire about two dozen
wooden planes, all in need of some cleaning...

- Bill Taggart
- At home in Califon, NJ, USA



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