Restoring the finish on the wood of an old Millers Falls and drill

Brit’s the brace expert around here. I used some gel paint remover to strip some similar tools to the bare metal. I followed up with a powered brass brush. Nice score, Brett.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Thanks, Bertha. The finish I want to remove is on the wood, so I won’t be trying the paint remover there, but if I decide to go “whole hog” and refinish the whole thing, that sounds like a good idea.

-- More tools, fewer machines.

Brett, check out this blog on restoring braces. http://lumberjocks.com/Brit/blog/24957

-- I have metal in my neck but wood in my blood!!

^that’s the link I was looking for! How about a card scraper to get the gunk off, then a bit of turpentine+beeswax, maybe? :)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog