Carpenters grease box (LJ's grease pot)

Mad F, stop making us jealous with all your little wonderful shop additions! I suppose that is what you get when vintage architects become fanatical rhykenologists. PS, I see you have a new signature…

-- Div @ the bottom end of Africa. "A woodworker's sharpest tool should be his mind."

Hi my friend,
Yes I changed my signature in your honor!
I was hopeing to make you jealous… Perhaps even to provoke you and somer other LJ’s to take up the challange, and make your versions of this.
Best thoughts,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

I accept the challenge. Watch this space…!

-- Div @ the bottom end of Africa. "A woodworker's sharpest tool should be his mind."

Good job on it. Thanks for the post, You could use a little mineral oil or vegetable oil to soften the bees wax. Just use very low heat or double boiler when you melt it. 50/50 will soften it quite nicely.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Thank you Topamax,
Perhaps I’m just to much of a ‘modern’ man, but the thought of 75% fat…
So I’ll try your advice.
DIV: I can’t wait to see your version(s).
Best,
MaFe

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

NIce grease pot.

The Full Chisel blog had an interesting bit about tallow on there a few days ago. It was an interesting read.
http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=1167

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Very cool and very useful! Great Project! Thanks for sharing.

-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....

sweetness itself :) i need one of those. it makes me happy to see your projects!

i think you’ve waxed your cogs and greased your bearings mads, the projects are just flying out of you.

-- Flemming. It's only a mistake if you can't fix it.

Here are some more inspiration:
http://villagecarpenter.blogspot.com/2009/01/19th-c-grease-box.html
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SsvevYKas5I/AAAAAAAADYM/bZNF68LOelk/s1600-h/Page1.Roy.jpg
;-)

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Roy Underhill made one last season. His was rectangular and had a pretty complicated lid system. He’s got plans for it on his school’s web site.

-- Tony - Anchorage, Alaska

Sweet

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

Now that is just too cool to not have one in my shop. Thanks for sharing!

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

Roy Underhill just did a nice in depth article on these called “Tallow Tales & the Black of Handplanes Of Britain” in the latest Popular Woodworking. I was wondering when I was gonna start seeing these pop up in the forums.

That would be a welcome addition to any woodworker’s apron. Great job.

-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.

Hi Mads, that is a very nice and useful project. I like it. You always make me laugh- you did not use the fat because you were on a diet!! HaHa . Great sense of humor!!

I watched a blacksmith in Indiana at the Feast of the Hunter’s moon and when he finished with one of his fancy twisted iron pieces, he dipped it while hot in a wax/fat solution and it turned black and he said it would not rust!

Did you get the beeswax in a paste form? I have a sheet of brown beeswax that I use to lubricate my bandsaw blade every time I cut aluminum, but I never saw the paste version.

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!