Some Proper Tool Care Questions - Tiki Carving

S SilverLine Member Kansas City Joined: Mar 02, 2004 Posts: 637	S SilverLine Posted posted on 03/06/2006 I'll bite. A. I store my chisels blade-in-pocket. Is it correct? I don't know, but it keeps the blades from smacking into each other; a condition I'm not concerned with as far as the handles go. B. I tend to hold my chisels high on the blade, low on the handle, which imparts some undesirable perspiration onto the metal. So I always wipe down blades with a little WD40 before storage. The only downside I can think of to this is that it MAY cause discoloration of the wood if there's too much oil on the blade. [And then, more experienced carvers chimed-in.]

I'll bite.

A. I store my chisels blade-in-pocket. Is it correct? I don't know, but it keeps the blades from smacking into each other; a condition I'm not concerned with as far as the handles go.

B. I tend to hold my chisels high on the blade, low on the handle, which imparts some undesirable perspiration onto the metal. So I always wipe down blades with a little WD40 before storage. The only downside I can think of to this is that it MAY cause discoloration of the wood if there's too much oil on the blade.

[And then, more experienced carvers chimed-in.]

Post #219171 by SilverLine on 03/06/2006