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Reseasoning Panic #2 - The water-vinegar bath seems to be making the rust problem WORSE. It's definitely more orange now, and the rust patina isn't coming off.
Beginning to think I need to give this to someone to fix and then just put it away where I won't ruin it. I don't want to be the one who ruins an heirloom.
@dolari The good news is that I've seen woodworkers restore vintage hand planes in much worse condition than this. It's pretty difficult to permanently ruin a thick piece of steel like this. Woodworking hand tool restoration video tutorials are a good source of information (in comparison to anything related to cast-iron cookware which imo has a lot of bad info). Good luck!