Following up on my previous post: finished with the miter saw. Sanded the handle and blade, jointed and sharpened the teeth, waxed the blade, BLO on the handle, polished the reinstalled the nuts.
Seems to cut well!
The blade has a nice marking on it, hard to photograph. It’s not perfectly shiny, but I got the bulk of the rust off anyway.
Working on the handle for the 2nd one. Sanding those inside surfaces is a pain, tips welcome. It has some big cracks, so I’m filling those with sawdust+glue.
Also working on a plane.
Disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled the metal. Sharpening in progress. Looks like it’s missing one piece, a little washer that sits on the lateral adjustment arm and fits into the slot in the iron. Both wooden handles were split, so I’m gluing them before refinishing.
I recently discovered mesh sanding wheels for Dremel.
They’re spongy and come in multiple grades. I got a bag of them for about $15 on aliexpress. They’ve been a game changer for everything.
Those look very useful, putting them on the list!
Dremel sells them too, but they wear out fast regardless of the brand, so no sense paying the brand premium
Nice. I bought a old unused Stanley plane but that had a plastic handle that was cracked on delivery. Recreated it in wood which was a fun project, figuring out how to drill the holes to make it fit correctly.
I like using boiled linseed oil for my tool handles.
I like linseed or Tung oil.
Both do a great job and wear well.
Glad to hear BLO has worked well for y’all!
Bonus sharpening photos. Miter saw:
And the other one I’m working on:
