I just read ( that you should put candle wax onthe soles of bench planes to reduce friction. Does this work? What's agood way to apply the wax?I imagine a surface coat of wax would prevent rust quite nicely.

Oh yeah, it works, It particular importanton metal planes, which don't slide as well as wooden planes.The traditional way is to scribble with a candle. BugBear

Use wax on plane soles?

Oct 28, 2004 22 Replies

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Jacobe Hazzard 21 years ago

Thanks for all the replies everyone!

I'll try it out, with beeswax, and with some rub-on snowboard wax, which is what I have on hand.

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Tim Douglass 21 years ago

Nice to know I'm not the only one.

Tim Douglass

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Bill 21 years ago

I agree. I use the same wax that I use on my table saw, joiner, etc. Works great. Amazing difference.

Bill

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