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<p>[QUOTE="Steersman, post: 206154, member: 239"]Agree, a nice job and good results. </p><p><br /></p><p> As previously mentioned, opinions about restoration and cleaning vary a lot. Sadly, the best prices today on Ebay go to axes shining like a new nickel. I prefer a bit of patina left on them.</p><p><br /></p><p> I clean up a lot of axes and other heavy metal tool-heads. My general rule is to never use acids on metals. I usually start with a pneumatic needle scaler if there is a lot of heavy rust, and then proceed with hand-sanding and wire-brushing. Repeated as many times as needed. Seems like there's a point where a certain glow and warmth return to the tool. At that point I warm them on top of the wood stove and wax them, although lately I've been using Tung oil with good results.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steersman, post: 206154, member: 239"]Agree, a nice job and good results. As previously mentioned, opinions about restoration and cleaning vary a lot. Sadly, the best prices today on Ebay go to axes shining like a new nickel. I prefer a bit of patina left on them. I clean up a lot of axes and other heavy metal tool-heads. My general rule is to never use acids on metals. I usually start with a pneumatic needle scaler if there is a lot of heavy rust, and then proceed with hand-sanding and wire-brushing. Repeated as many times as needed. Seems like there's a point where a certain glow and warmth return to the tool. At that point I warm them on top of the wood stove and wax them, although lately I've been using Tung oil with good results.[/QUOTE]
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