[TheForge] Gummy plastic coating for augers, etc.?

[Ed Eccleston]

   I don't know what it's called,  but check with any tool sharpening company.  Every blade I have sharpened comes back with that on it.

Ed


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> On Dec 17, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Today I had a need for a product I've seen but never used myself.  It seems
> to me that in years past I would get (wood) auger bits in which the cutting
> end (auger screw and cutting blades) had been dipped in some sort of
> plastic material -- that was soft and easily removable.  The idea,
> apparently, was to minimize damage before first use.
> 
> Does anyone know what this material was or whether it's still available?
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
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