Awesome video, I live in Canada and the snow is just beginning to thaw here so it's neat to hear about what's going on on the other side of the world. You asked what it's like for cold climates, so I figured I'd chime in lol. Basically, it comes down to if your workspace is heated or not. If it is heated then it's no big deal. If it isn't, then keep anything wooden in one place for the whole winter. It's when you bring something into your heated home from your cold garage, and vice-versa, that causes the most damage. Using oil-based finishes instead of water based ones is usually preferred as well. The water can freeze and expand after it's made it's way into the wood and cause damage similar to what you have in this video. Another thing is the lack of air movement can cause condensation buildup which will lead to rust. Luckily winter air is pretty dry most of the time, but the idea of cracking open a window to let some air move around just sounds like burning bills to me lol. Heating is wicked expensive. Also using anything with plastic or some metal components can become quite brittle. I have a buddy that turned on his mini-lathe in the cold and the plastic gears shattered. Chewed up the belt and did a number on the lead screw/arbor. Don't think he bothered repairing it haha Thanks for the video as always!

@AussieWoodshed

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for chiming in and sharing this with everyone not used to the cold. Much appreciated, definitely sounds like heating is the way to go.

Greetings fellow sandgroper ... now I've watched this I need to go out to the shed and check my wooden planes.

@AussieWoodshed

4 ай бұрын

Excellent, hopefully they are all fine.

I've only got the one wooden plane, a little Horn Block Plane that Meg over at Saw It made for me. Just gave it the once over, all good for now. Great reminder 😊

@AussieWoodshed

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear your wooden plane is all good. Nothing worse than seeing splits on a beautiful wooden plane, however the maintenance is easy to overlook.

@FixitFingers

4 ай бұрын

@@AussieWoodshed it's also only 2 years old 😉

@AussieWoodshed

4 ай бұрын

@@FixitFingers that definitely helps

Well done mate. After you’ve completed the oil maintenance, do you follow it up with a coat of paste wax? That’s something I do and like the feel of it-I do not have any wooden hand planes so I’m not sure if that’s an appropriate application for paste wax.

@AussieWoodshed

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you definitely could follow up with a paste wax coat