Brillow pads I use: amzn.to/4aPjwHh Restoring tools: kzread.info/head/PLAbayqjimalH22eYCJ0JfwT7Q_nk_eVvC Making Pastewax: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zp9tz6ytptS2aZc.html Rust prevention: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJxn1KyNhrKZdso.html

You have converted me to your hard wax. It keeps things moving like fresh rag-in-a-can for a long time and seems to be better rust prevention for me in my humid garage. It is kind of funny that 1/2 my woodworking hobby is working on metal. Restoration, rust removal, sharpening, etc. Didn’t expect that going in but don’t mind it at all. Equally fidgety and rewarding.

Rusty tools lament, Sandpaper's gentle caress, Shine restored, reborn.

Wait, I thought you were supposed to bury it in the garden. Stomp some mud into it before marketing your video as a "restoration." Or was the algorithm wrong?!?

One of the wrinkles in your shirts makes the plane's tote look broken. So fitting...

The BEST rust prevention for planes that I have found ... wooden body planes 👍 Unfortunately, wooden saws just don't last very long. I've sharpened 3 out of existence.

Only difference for me is that instead of sandpaper, I use the sandflex bricks. Sorta like a pencil eraser that's filled through and through with grit, so as it wears out, new, unclogged grit is exposed. Just took a bunch of rust off a lathe yesterday, worked quite well. Not to mention that the green medium grit one is a pretty damn good match for the factory grit on Lie Nielsen's planes, so there won't be an obvious shiny or rough patch after a bit of cleanup

Brillo in the UK are known for a coarse steel wool and detergent pad. The generic term for nylon cleaners over here is Scotchbrite (made by 3M) and is the stuff that everything pretends to be - the grey pad is a great finish polisher.

Great timing on this one! I discovered some very very light rust on the cheeks of a couple of my Veritas planes and was wondering what I should do about it. Thanks!

If it is a little to deeply pitted, try restore. I get it at Home Depot. Get a spray bottle too. Use dry sanding,clean off with dry rag. Spray with restore. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Spray again scrub with a green or red scouring pad. Wipe clean. Use light oil wipe clean. Done.

Great timing. I haven't been in my workshop for a couple of weeks, and when I looked at my stanley #5 today, it had a little dusting of rust. PANIC!! Now I I've seen this vid, my heartrate has returned to normal. Thanks.

Thanks James.

A little bit of light oil and a green Scotchbrite pad will work wonders on surface rust. For long-term rust protection I use paste wax and camelia oil.

My shop is literally outside in the PNW so I deal with a lot of rust... I will use some these tips for sure (mainly the hard wax which I should do...)

Excellent information. Thank you for sharing.🙂🙂

Surprised you use a rag for putting on the 3 in 1. It feels so good to the naked hand... slaaaathering. 🤠

Wish I had your workshop environment, usually too warm and wet here. Thanks for sharing how you cope!

for tools i dont use for a long time, i have a bunch of lanolin that i dissolve in wd40 or other solvent and apply a thick coat. Kinda a hassle to remove, but cheaper than boeshield and very ecogroovy.

An excellent video, James. I do something I've never seen other woodworkers use, Rem oil by Remington. I have a giant spray can that must be 10 years old or more. It's made as a rust prevention on blued steel used for gun barrels. It's even lighter than 3 in 1 and seems to last a very long time. Since I really don't hunt much anymore, my can lives on my workbench and it works great. I start out spraying down brand new tools when I use them the first time since I live in a very humid area and my tools are in the garage.

@ChrisStCyr-gnt7

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Hum, I wonder why I never thought of using my can of BreakFree?

Im a huge fan of Kroil products - spray it on, abrade it off with your choice of pad - steel wool, scothbrite pad, brass wool... Silikroil helps dissolve the rust and leaves a light protection behind.

You were my inspiration in making my own paste wax. Thank you!

ohhhhh my bumper ointment's almost out. But seriously loving the new shop storage racks and clamps and hooks and nooks when are we getting vids and details ?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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Hopefully most of it will be this weekend.

Great job. Thank you 😊

Anything but the#8!!!

PB blaster is my favorite preventive. I keep a rag in a can and just spray some on it occasionally as I use it. I try to make a habit of wiping my tools down after I've finished using them on a project and before they go back on the tool wall. A couple of times a year I will wax everything that's bare metal in my shop with some paste wax. No rust problems here and I'm in the either baking or boiling TN.

Good info, thanks!

I live in Missouri where we have high humidity in my shop is an outside entrance basement. So with the high humidity I use the oil and instead of using hard wax I use a soft wax and make sure that I keep all my hand tools with a nice coating.

I use gun oil on metal parts that need protection. It is especially good for tools that may set for some time. It's inexpensive and available everywhere; I get mine at Walmart.

Kiwi neutral shoe polish is pretty good also. Carnauba wax with turpentine solvent.

Thankyou very helpful

Thanks James

Pretty good tips, James! Thanks a bunch! 😃 Have you ever used vinegar as rust remover? I've seen it be done, but I never understood it very well. Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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Yes. If you want to do a bath it's about the cheapest way you can do it. You just have to be careful with it and don't leave it too long. I don't do it with saw plates anymore but for plain bodies it works great.

Thanks, for sharing that!

Thanks! I live in a horribly humid area of the Pyrenees and am constantly battling against atmospheric pollution rusting my tools, so I'll definitely try your waxing tip. And it would be great if you could do that comparison of different products at some point.

Most winters I have a nice dry shop, not this past winter. Trade off is that it is freaking COLD. Summer it is wet and humid. Everything gets waxed!

I usually use sewing machine oil, blo or stearin candle wax.

Great vid. I also am fortunate to work in a conditioned space in my basement, so I don't have to battle moisture that much. I also save desiccate packs from packaging and toss them into my tool drawers and boxes and have used Zerust products from Amazon. Although, oil and paste wax is used almost everytime I put a tool away just because I love them. ;-)

I live in western Pennsylvania and there is water in my basement right now. The humidity here is much worse than most people realize.

What worked great for me was moving to Denver.

Good stuff kid. Lol, you're right about the south and the humidity. Complete waste of time to hone before putting up the cutting tools for the day.

but the green ice cream here is yummy!

I have a can of Johnson’s paste wax I use for just my tools.

Thanks

omg just in time! bought a stanley type 15 from ebay, got it working, and rust hole make it do marks everywhere on wood....

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Due to lack of use my brain is rusty! Maybe I need to rub it down with sandpaper! LOL.

@0.40 does any get Bill and Ted vibes 😂

All of my tools get wiped with leather balsam. Never had an issue.

My "rust day from hell" came when I decided to warm a very cool shop by opening the doors and letting warm, humid air into my shop that contains a plethora of tools with cast iron tops. Duh ! I'm a scientist and completely understand the concept of "condensation". It was a serious brain fart ! again . . . Duh !! also, I love your geeky t-shirts.

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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Oh 😯 no!

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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enough people asked for it so I started making a monthly Dad joke shirt. If you want to get in one the first one here is the link. www.woodbywright.com/shop

Have you ever used Ospho?

Several years ago I got a can of "Sandaro Top Cote" that works really well to protect metal tools. That company must have gone out of business because I can't find it. Have you used any spray on coatings and if so, what are your thoughts?

…and I’ll bet that is not your only plane T-shirt 😂

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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enough people asked for it so I started making a monthly Dad joke shirt. If you want to get in one the first one here is the link. www.woodbywright.com/shop

How is your experience with those Narex Richter chisels goin'? I am considering building my own Paul Sellers work bench, complete with leg mortises, but I have zero chisels. Have been thinkin' 'bout getting real firmer chisels for the leg mortises, and Narex makes some neat ones. Whatcha think?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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The Richter chisels are still my absolute favorite. The best bang for the buck and incredibly durable. All of the other lyrics chisels are made out of a different steel that aren't quite as good. And I really don't have a huge need for a firmer chisel. Especially when making big mortises you're usually going to use the auger bit to take out most of the material and then you can come in with a bench chisels and clean it up.

I was always told as a kid learning that although wax is great and does protect your metals, you also never use a waxed tool on a surface that is to be glued? Never bothered testing it just did as I was told and accepted it though we have used wax on paper templates to prevent the glue up from sticking to it?... . Wondering your thoughts and/or experiences?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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That is one that makes common sense. But in practice and in function it doesn't make any difference at all. I use waxes all the time for lubrication between wood and tool and I've never had a problem with glue or finish.

Have you ever heard of anyone stripping a metal plane body back to bare cast iron and then seasoning it like cast iron cookware? Would that work?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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I have hers of a few people that tried that when rehappening it, the problem is it does not last long. and if you try to do it with the japanning on you run into problems therem.

I have a question unrelated to this video, but don't know where to post it. Every time I see you hanging your planes on the wall I wonder about the system you use for this. I've scoured your videos to see if you talk about it anywhere. What are those blue things on the wall, and what do you think about the idea of making a similar system from wood?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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kzread.info/dash/bejne/qn2drtBpesLRdJc.htmlsi=tD-0c9AK1JJWEy0r here is the video making the plane tell. I changed out the wooden blocks for 3D printed blocks as I like the look of it. But the wooden blocks work just fine.

@mrcheese3981

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@@WoodByWrightHowTo That's great, thanks! As one of those annoying purists, I'll be sticking to the wooden ones :)

Why the red/maroon brillo pad?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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It is the right aggressiveness for it. The different colors are each for different amounts of scouring.

@alanbutler7712

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@@WoodByWrightHowTo Great, thank you!

Are you still in Rockford area ?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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Yes. We actually moved into Rockford

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Redrust, REDRUST

So, do you choose the red pill, or the green pill? I'm sorry. I meant Brillo pad, not pills. Do you choose the red Brillo pad or the green Brillo pad? ;-)

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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I always look forward to your comments!

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@WoodByWrightHowTo

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Someone's always got to turn their phone upside down

@angazi1341

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@@WoodByWrightHowTo no, just standing on my head

Evapo rust is amazing and you can reuse it too so it doesn't kill your wallet.

@WoodByWrightHowTo

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It works great if you get the time and want to disassemble the tool.

Electrolysis................... Even simpler than powder coating (if that's possible).. If you can,, heat the metal then coat with oil, keep hot for an hour, let cool slowly,, can provide long term rust control

I had not heard the pads called Brillo pads in a long time! Had to look them up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillo_Pad

Thanks James.