Hand Tool Journey #46: Stanley 244 Miter Box Resto-. My gawd did I ever F up!
I was reading back through this blog last night (I was bored ok?) And remembered that I was in the process of collecting a full set of Stanley Sweetheart miter boxes. It also spurred a curiosity as to how the 2 I already restored had faired the years sitting in a drafty and humid barn till I started getting the shop together. Well they are still in pretty good shape though they have started to develop aome small areas of light surface rust. Last night on a whim I pulled my 246 apart to do some light cleaning and rust removal to bring it back to how it was. Not much is needed and am pretty impressed with how it has held up. As I was taking that apart I had a sudden realization ...
