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[ukdave2002]

I did a bit of woodworking over the weekend and used some Linseed Oil, the smell took me back to my Dads garage, I think he used to wipe all his tools down with Linseed Oil to protect them?

I may be imagining this ! or is it a known way to prevent rust?

Dave

[V8 Nutter]

With the current trend for the "Patina" look apparently boiled linseed oil is the way to stop rust spreading.

[BigJohn]

[Bitumen Boy]

I believe linseed oil was more for the wooden parts of the tools, particularly when planes had wooden bodies as a matter of course. The metal parts tend to be protected by the oil used to lubricate the sharpening stone, which is one reason it's good practice to sharpen your tools before putting them away. An oily rag is, of course, a vital accessory to the oilstone to wipe up the inevitable surplus...

[Penman]

Don't use THAT oily rag for your oily rag bodywork, it is probably loaded with carborundum dust
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[Bitumen Boy]