Reply by BubbaIBA

Bill,

For my user planes (most of ‘em, I’m not into trying to make new planes) I spend my time on cleaning, fretting, and sharpening. Unless the knob and/or tote are really abused, a good cleaning and BLO works for me, if I have to take it down for repair then shellac and BLO have been my go to. I’m a believer in the tool Hippocratic Oath, first do no harm.

Thanks for the tip…I’ll give it a try.