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Allan Miller Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 90 Eclectic Alabama USA Laguna Revo 18x36	Tool cleaning Mar 24^th, 2018 at 6:38pm Turning very green wood I have noticed a build up in the flute and on the relieve bevel of my bowl gouge. Looks like sawdust and sap that gets hard as a rock. What do y’all use to keep you’re tools shiney. I have tried wd40 but anything short of steel wool won’t touch it.
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Don Stephan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,659 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio USA Gender:	Re: Tool cleaning Reply #1 - Mar 24^th, 2018 at 7:18pm While turning I just wiped off the buildup when I noticed it. But it apparently traps bits of tool dust, perhaps from sharpening, and my fingers left black stains on some woods, especially red oak and maple. A black streak on the bowl blank now reminds me to use a small stiff brush to wipe off the buildup.
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Reply #2 - Mar 25^th, 2018 at 1:22pm

Most of the time I don't worry about it unless it gets really bad. Madrone does leave a lot of sticky gunk on the tools. I keep a wire wheel on one of my grinders, and it only takes seconds to clean it up. If it is sap, then mineral spirits or any solvent will take it off. Not sure how good the hand cleaners are though.

As for metal dust on the wood, I use a light tap on the work bench for a freshly sharpened tool, and also wipe my hands and the tool on the wet wood shavings. That gets most of the dust.

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Paul Gilbert Senior Member Offline Turned by Paul Posts: 433 Allen, TX Texas USA Gender: PM3520B	Re: Tool cleaning Reply #3 - Mar 30^th, 2018 at 5:43pm For sap cleanup, use Turpentine. It is distilled from Pine sap.
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Arlin Eastman Senior Member Offline Born in the USA Posts: 466 Council Bluffs Iowa USA Gender: PM3520B	Re: Tool cleaning Reply #4 - Mar 30^th, 2018 at 6:18pm I have only had to clean sap from my tools once and before it got hard I wiped it off and in the end DNA to finish it. I clean all tools before I am done for the day and sharpen them to. That way I always walk in and use clean sharp tools.
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Chris Neilan WR Addict Offline OUCH! Posts: 999 Waterford Connecticut USA Gender: Powermatic 3520 Delta 46-460 Shopsmith 10 ER Shopsmith Mark V Shopsmith Mark 7 Powerpro	Re: Tool cleaning Reply #5 - Mar 30^th, 2018 at 9:33pm Arlin Eastman wrote on Mar 30^th, 2018 at 6:18pm: I have only had to clean sap from my tools once and before it got hard I wiped it off and in the end DNA to finish it. I clean all tools before I am done for the day and sharpen them to. That way I always walk in and use clean sharp tools. I seriously wish I had your work habits!
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