About a month ago, the local Woodcraft salesman talked me into buying a new Lie-Nielsen block plane. It was one of those *rare* times when I knew I was spending more money than I was *allowed*. Not sure if anyone here has ever done that with tools (haha), but I felt so guilty for buying it...until I used it for the first time. I had never used a hand plane before and it sliced cherry ribbons so effortlessly, I now have a new favorite tool. (My four year old daughter glued the shavings to a picture she drew for hair) I wrapped it back up in the packaging it came in and I went to bed.
The next day, I came out and there was a lot of rust in the perfect shape of my fingers where I held it. Obviously, the oils on my hand are bad. But I was suddenly worried that I have spent all this money on a nice plane and it is just going to get ruined with rust. So, I did a little reading and went back to woodcraft, where they sold me some Camelia oil. I took 400 grit paper out and tried to sand most of the rust off. Then I sprayed it with the oil.
I try to rub the oil off each time I use it and I always package it back into the special paper that it came in, but it continues to get rusty...completely rusty in a very short time. I have had to sand the rust off 3 times in the last month.
I'm just wondering if this is what everyone does for their planes? I expect this to last a very very long time, but I'm doubting it will at this rate. Any suggestions that will allow me to enjoy woodworking and stop stressing over this thing!?! tia...
The next day, I came out and there was a lot of rust in the perfect shape of my fingers where I held it. Obviously, the oils on my hand are bad. But I was suddenly worried that I have spent all this money on a nice plane and it is just going to get ruined with rust. So, I did a little reading and went back to woodcraft, where they sold me some Camelia oil. I took 400 grit paper out and tried to sand most of the rust off. Then I sprayed it with the oil.
I try to rub the oil off each time I use it and I always package it back into the special paper that it came in, but it continues to get rusty...completely rusty in a very short time. I have had to sand the rust off 3 times in the last month.
I'm just wondering if this is what everyone does for their planes? I expect this to last a very very long time, but I'm doubting it will at this rate. Any suggestions that will allow me to enjoy woodworking and stop stressing over this thing!?! tia...