The Rust Bucket - Cleaning and refurbishing old tools
This article first appeared on my website, Lockwatcher's Lair – I am duplicating it here to share my experience using this system with my fellow Lumberjocks. While not specificly “woodworking” this system can speed up the process of reconditioning old tools without destroying them. The Rust Bucket Let me first thank my good friend Dave, of Pearce Woodworking for this great idea. Dave had some used hand tools he needed to clean up and had located this method through various websites. Dave built a couple versions – he built a large one using a plastic trash can so he could clean a band saw table, and a smaller one for his hand tools. This process i...
