Midgen wrote:
I wonder if this would serve as a semi-permanent rust/corriosion/pitting preventative for hand tools.
I have to keep all of my hand planes, chisels and other similar hand tools coated in a thin film of camilla oil to prevent rust and pitting. The oil is problematic when working with wood that might be stained by it (i.e. soft Spruce or even Maple), or if you are working on something that will be glued or finished.
As it is now, just to be safe, I have to remove the oil from the working surfaces, do my work, then clean up and re-oil. It's quite a pain...
The problem I see with this notion is that any sharpened edges of the tool will not keep the coating properly -- and thus be prone to rust unless you oil the edges anyways.
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