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Finish for a wooden Moulding plane - johndi - 02-09-2018
I was recently gifted a wooden Moulding plane. The body is in very good shape and I am going to try to learn how to use it.
I scrubbed it with simple green and a scotch brite and want to give it some finish.
I have Howard's bees wax and orange oil polish that I have used with a lot of success on older furniture.
Would it be a good idea to use it on this plane?
Thanks
RE: Finish for a wooden Moulding plane - anneb3 - 02-09-2018
(02-09-2018, 06:45 PM)johndi Wrote: I was recently gifted a wooden Moulding plane. The body is in very good shape and I am going to try to learn how to use it.Bees wax- safe for hands, and can be reapplied anytime easily.
I scrubbed it with simple green and a scotch brite and want to give it some finish.
I have Howard's bees wax and orange oil polish that I have used with a lot of success on older furniture.
Would it be a good idea to use it on this plane?
Thanks
RE: Finish for a wooden Moulding plane - Admiral - 02-09-2018
(02-09-2018, 07:03 PM)anneb3 Wrote: Bees wax- safe for hands, and can be reapplied anytime easily.
Yup, wax . When they are dried out, BLO, but in good shape wax does the trick.
RE: Finish for a wooden Moulding plane - JQuacker - 02-10-2018
What they said! The wax. I use a paste wax called Alfie Shine, but bee's wax is good.
RE: Finish for a wooden Moulding plane - JimReed@Tallahassee - 02-10-2018
I like to give mine a liberal coat of turpentine after cleaning. It will dry in a day or two and the plane is ready for wax. I use Johnsons paste wax but would use beeswax if I had some to spare.