[Woodcarver] Keeping tools from rusting: Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1739, Issue 1

[Casey Willson]

I don't know about the bar but I save the little packets that come in
vitamin pill bottles etc. I dry them on *very* low heat in the oven then
toss them into my tool boxes to absorb moisture. They need to be redried
every few weeks-the more you have the less often they need to be dried.
Hope this helps.



>    Hope you are having a great summer.  Here in Illinois it is extremely

> hot and humid and my shop is located in my garage.  I usually wipe my gouges

> down with a little oil to prevent rust.  My father was saying that they used

> to have a bar that you put with your tools to prevent rusting.   Have any of

> you heard of such a thing?

>

> Thanks

> Joan

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