Hi Folks: I have a problem that occurs this time of year. As the humidity rises I find that my carving chisels tend to rust a bit. They are stored in a canvass roll. Is there any way to treat the roll or other solution?? Thanks RARW
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Here's one I stumbled upon. I found an unused pistol case.
The inside is filled with two halves of a soft foam with dimples on one side. I keep 12 carving chisels between the foam parts, after applying and wiping them with a light coat of WD-40.
Common widsom says WD-40 contains silicone but according to the manufacturer it contains NO SILICONE so it won't cause problems with wood contamination.
The case is also great for haulin yer chisels with ye if you're so inclined.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 7/22/2009 5:21 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Common widsom says WD-40 contains silicone but according to the manufacturer it contains NO SILICONE so it won't cause problems with wood contamination.
I used to think the same thing. But since I started working for a guy who completely covers the planer bed with WD-40 every time he runs a few boards through, and since I'm the guy in the shop who does all of the finishing work, I'm convinced! It will not do any harm.
Probably because the manufacturer doesn't want you to know this, but - WD-40 is primarily comprised of FISH OIL.
Lee
"WD-40 is primarily comprised of FISH OIL."
Dangeeit.... What is FISH OIL? I smell no stinkin fishes in the WD40 here which is made in Australia....Philip Marcou
philip,
Fish Oil--Not made from fish. Motor oil isn't made from motors is it? Fish oil is used by all fish in the know to displace water and keep their joints from rusting. Ever see a rusty fish?
Ray
Saw an interview with the inventor. Asked why WD-40?,
He said, WD = water dispersal, #40?#1-39 didn't work. :)
Actually if you look up Wd 40 there is mucho info on it, describing what is in it, listing various legends connected with such as the fish oil thing etc etc. I also found why it was called Rocket Fuel when I was on the North Sea oil rigs. I am sure that the formulae varies with where the stuff is made- we get Australian made stuff here and it seems mighty different to what I remember from long back.
If I had to put chisels in a roll: I would try lanolin oil first-ten billion sheep can't be wrong.Philip Marcou
hey philip,
the one and only time i came into contact with lanolin left me disliking it as it was very sticky. very sticky. although i was not carving at the time, your suggestion leads me to wonder if, had i been carving, would my hands stick to the chisels? also, i've never met a sheep who knows how to carve wood. but i have never been to new zealand, either.
eefEdited 7/23/2009 6:06 pm ET by Eef
Edited 7/23/2009 6:20 pm ET by Eef
Eef,
Over here we get various lanolin products-from thick grease like to thin aerosols. The aerosol type simply wipes off-as I suppose you would in preparation for some carving work.I now use it on everything, after trying all kinds of stuff when I first came here.Philip Marcou
The lanolin treatment is one of the great ones. I neighbor died and his wife gave me a set of bits and a brace. He would leave the garage door open to the sea air all day and most metal things lived a short life. The brace was dead but the bits were in a canvas roll impregnated with lanolin. All smooth and shiny.On the WD-40 front- I know it's against fish and game laws in the Pacific Northwest to use it. although many do. It's an extremely strong fish attractant. Especially for Salmonidae -- Salmon, Steelhead,Trout and others. If a warden finds you with it, it could get dicey. As in $500-$1000 fine.Boiler
boiler,
It's an extremely strong fish attractant.
Now that explains it! Gramps used to keep a rag soaked in WD-40 in his creel all the time. No wonder he could catch trout anywhere!
I never knew that.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I have never tried it but I hear Northern pike will hit wd 40 hard. I was told it had a tuna oil base. or is that another urban legend?
"I was told it had a tuna oil base. or is that another urban legend?"
If not it is about to turn into one. How about use on lobsters- that appeals to me.Philip Marcou
I think for lobsters the good to go is Marvels Mystery Oil. You have that down there? If not, some old crankcase oil and beeswax might work.
Actually up here shad oil and chicken fat works on Dungeness Crab...may work on Lobster.
bb,
I prefer drawn buttewr on lobster, but the mystery oil might be good for a change.
Ray
Ray,
On the tail of the lobster boat right after pulling the traps,, yes?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
G96?Philip Marcou
For the GUNwales on the boat?
Bob,
Closest I've ever been to a Lobstah boat is reading the comic strip "Non Sequitur".
I have pulled one or two tails from the ice at Costco, however.
Ray
Ray,
We have friends who used to lobster fish out of Gloucester, MA a few years ago. We'd go out, pull the traps and put them in the holding tank, along with some crabs.
Back to the dock, break out the kettles, saucepan for the butter of course and have a feast of fresh lobstah and crab. Oh yeah and corn on the cob - man it just doesn't get any better.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
r,
my dear-departed mother made the two cloth tool rolls that i use to tote and store my chisels. been using them for about 3 decades. the fact that i reside in southern california makes me somewhat ignorant about humid summer conditions, but it does get rather hot which makes for sweaty hands when carving. sweat rusts my henry taylors and ashley isles with a vengance. so, after a good and sweat-soaked carving session, i tend to wipe them off with a paste wax "charged" cloth prior to stowing them in me mother's rolls. i do get some rusty looking oxidation but so long as it's not on the business ends of my beloved tools, i do not mind so much. it even seems that as the oils from my hands blend, as it were, with the rust, a permanent sort of patina develops which appears, thus far, to actually act as a protection from further oxidation.
eef
I apply kerosene and oil to the roll and have never had a tool rust in the roll.
I don't know a damned thing about it ( practically living on the edge of the desert here in Colorado ) but I am rereading Hemingway's To Have and To Have Not. In the story he is on a boat in the Gulf Stream and has just pulled his guns out of zippered cases lined with lambs wool fleece and gun oil in the fleece.
Maybe substitute snake oil. Errrr I mean . . . fish oil.
: )
Well in any case Hem was usually well lubricated so I say do what he did.
roc
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 7/24/2009 4:36 am by roc
Edited 7/24/2009 5:22 am by roc
If they're in a roll I'd just bring them into the house at night. A roll makes them portable. Port them in out of the humidity.
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