Tool refurbishment

Re: Tool refurbishment

James Watriss

>Great question!

There are books, but you'll find a lot of information floating around the internet, too. When it comes to rust, do a search on electrolytic rust removal. I haven't used it personally, but I've seen the results first hand, and it works well without being too complicated.

Tuning hand planes is a topic that attracts so many blowhards, but the best information I've found yet is in one of David Charlesworth's books. I forget which volume it is. Both books are actually a series of articles on tools, and the article on plane tuning is comprehensive, and more in depth than most that I've seen.

Two tips I can pass on with regards to supplies for the Charlesworth article: He mentions using engineer's scrapers. I took an old, very thin file, and ground a bevel on the end of it. Essentially, it's the same thing for less. He also uses silicon carbide powder. It's widely available for industrial applications, but a good source for smaller quantities is Shapton. They market smaller bottles of it for flattening their waterstones.

Re: Tool refurbishment

VLPARISIAN

>Hi Guy,

Check out the articles section of Woodcentral look under hand tools,

There is a full day's reading for a fast reader there. Enjoy, and good rust hunting.

Victor - Houston, TX

220 grit and a LOOOOOONG time.

Steve Mackay

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Sticker shock on Dunbar's book

Wiley Horne

>Hello Guy,

The standard text for what you want has for years been Michael Dunbar's 'Restoring, Tuning, and Using Classic Woodworking Tools'. I just checked both Amazon and ABEBooks to try to get a reference for you, and this book is on its way out of sight.

Suggest you check your local library to see if they have a copy, or can get one on inter-library loan.

Wiley

Wow

Frank D. in Montreal

>Hard to believe such a good book is out of print. If not in your library, still worth the $40 plus shipping for a used copy IMO.