I am now making High Quality Infill Hand Plane and Woodworking Hardware at Affordable Prices. Waxes
Some Folks use Paste wax, like Johnson's or Renaissance Wax, as it helps make the plane slip over wood easier they say..
I have read melting Past Wax on warn metal planes out of the oven also works well, Garrett Hack recommends Boiled Linseed Oil and Paraffin Wax (Candle Wax) melted together for Wooden Planes and with the above method of warming plane in oven should work well.. Garrett says the using just BLO in humid climate will cause the plane to mold..
Sprays
Camellia Oil, Penetrol, Boeshield, Top Coat
All of these work well, I like Top Coat or CRC Table Guard for my hand saws as it leaves a white powdery film. I have read the Penetrol works well well seeps into the pores of the wood and can be found at Paint Store as it is a Paint additive.
Some like Camellia Oil used both for preventing corrosion and for easing chisels and knives through wood. Use a light wipe on all your steel tools to keep them clean & shiny..
You could also use Japanese Tool Oiler (Aburatsubo Tool Oiler)
Japanese craftsmen traditionally kept a small bamboo pot stuffed with cotton wadding within easy reach on their tatami mat work surface. Liberally laced with camellia oil, the wadding served as an automatic oiler for chisels plunged into the pot; a small bit of wadding seized between the fingers sufficed for a quick lubricating wipe on saw blades.
