#toolmaintence

[reclaimedwoodgoods]

Raise your hand if you always have a can of good ol' Johnson Paste Wax in your workshop. Wow! I see quite a few hands! I use this stuff almost every day. I frequently apply it to the sliding surfaces of my thickness planer, table saw, jointer, and hand planes to keep them nice and slippery. I also use a little JPW on extra-fine steel wool to protect and shine the black iron pipe I use in my "indrustic" tables. And I know this probably sounds crazy, but I wouldn't be surprised if you could even use Johnson Paste Wax on wood furniture! (Okay, that one might be a little too far-fetched.) #woodworking #woodworkingtips #tools #toolmaintence #reclaimedwood #

[reclaimedwoodgoods]

My beloved grandfather was a virtuoso with a whetstone. He could put a razor-sharp edge on any blade, and he didn't need a fancy-schmancy honing guide to do it. Although I inherited his appreciation of sharp blades, I didn't inherit his freehand skills with a whetstone. That's why I love this Deulen sharpening jig. It holds my jointer blades at the perfect angle for sharpening as I simply move it back and forth against 6 descending grits of sandpaper, starting with 120 and ending with 400. After just a few minutes, I have super sharp jointer blades. If you usually pay for professional sharpening, this jig will pay for itself very quickly. (Deulen also makes a longer jig for planer blades, but I haven't used that one.) I ordered mine from Infinity Tools, but I think you can also order it on Amazon and directly from Deulen tools. #sharp #woodworking #woodworkingtips #toolmaintence #jointer #planer #ReclaimedWoodGoods #rwgtoolpost