what oil for hand plane maintenance?

[Hmerkle]

thanks for all the terrific comments! I think I'm going to order some Camellia oil from Smile.Amazon.com and see how that goes. This is why I love this community so much!

You will like it Michael - I overpaid for bought some at Woodcraft and when I finish with a plane, I pull it apart and put a light spray on everything - no issues with oil transfer.
Oh, Dr. Bob's post made me remember that I forgot to mention that all my tools are in a non-climate controlled garage, and the planes stay rust-free (as long as I remember to spray them!

 

[Rwe2156]

I keep a bottle of Jojoba on hand.

But truthfully, keeping my planes in a climate controlled room I rarely every use it.

 

[danmart77]

Mike I use pneumatic tool oil on the iron planes from time to time. I am always putting Johnson's floor paste wax on the sole to make work go smoother. My shop gets humid and I do get a little rust but steel wool takes it right off. If you are like most of the folks here you are more in the storage preservation mode than a heavy user like me. I would think Marvel Mystery Oil from Advanced Auto would do the trick.

 

[TENdriver]

Does it smell like Hoppes?

Interesting, the other day the wife mentioned that she likes the smell of Hoppes. I know sometimes we joke about such things, but ironically, she was dead serious.

I used to be totally indifferent about the Hoppes smell, but now I really cannot stand to smell it.

 

[Hmerkle]

I was on a gun forum and they suggested mobile 1 as opposed to Hopps or remoil, but I think that is out for us because there may be things in a synthetic oil that would not be "friendly" to wood or finishes... not sure, just guessing