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   roc | Mar 09, 2009 07:58am | #1

   Welcome to Knots !

   Here is a discussion from some time ago. I live where it is dry so can't say much.

   http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=43441.2

   roc

   Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   
   

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   Edited 3/9/2009 3:20 am by roc

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   dgreen | Mar 09, 2009 08:32am | #2

   Boeshield T9

    

    

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   Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
   ~ Denis Diderot

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   Oilstone | Mar 09, 2009 01:40pm | #3

   Open shelving is the enemy of handtools as well as dust's best friend.  Build a tool chest or a hanging tool cabinet, drawers under your bench, etc for your handtools.  Keep chisels in tool rolls inside the cabinet or chest.  For machine surfaces, use the aforementioned Boeshield.

   
   

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   Edited 3/9/2009 5:45 pm ET by Oilstone

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   KiddervilleAcres | Mar 10, 2009 12:35am | #4

   Ayuh, and I'd put some heat in there as well; gun cabinet heater or small lightbulb.

   Big iron tops get waxed <no silicone>; more frequently when it's humid.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   dmdnk | Mar 10, 2009 06:44am | #5

   Not sure of the actual effectiveness of it, but I take the little silica gel packets that come with new electronics and in ibuprofin bottles etc., and stick them in the drawers and cabinets where I store tools.  I also like to use TopCote for metal surfaces (including handtools).

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   forestgirl | Mar 11, 2009 06:14am | #7

   You can buy bigger ones, lots of different places, but here's one.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   dmdnk | Mar 11, 2009 06:36am | #8

   Thanks for the link but I'm kinda partial to the free ones because... They're free! and I like to reuse, recycle....

   dmd

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   forestgirl | Mar 11, 2009 06:16pm | #9

   "I like to reuse, recycle"  Yep, me too.  But not sure I'll ever get enough shoes and vitamins to dessicate an entire tool cupboard, ROFL!!  Just wanted to point out mass-dessication is commercially available.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   dustymctevish | Mar 10, 2009 07:23pm | #6

    T-9 and Topcote works for me.

    

   DustyMc

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   boilerbay | Mar 11, 2009 11:38pm | #10

   Shingles....

   But for real, Boshield, Drycoat, Renaissance wax, breathable machine covers tools in drawers and most of all keep temp above dew point.
   Also keep them clear of sawdust when storing. It can draw moisture.