 what the heck is the best way to keep your files working by cleaning them. Hola woodworkers, Paul Croson here, small workshop guy. Well, you're trying to shape a piece of wood and make it really precise and nice for something. You've got some really nice files and you want to keep it working well. Well, there's something you should do, particularly if it's a really fine file. It'll build up with resin and with sawdust in the grooves and if you let that keep building up and sit there and put it away that way, you know, it's not going to work as well as it could. There's a couple of simple solutions. One is to have your compressor nearby and just blow it out of there. That usually works pretty good. And then the second way is just to have a really inexpensive and handy little super thin wire brush. This one is from Osborne and made in the USA SS and I'll put a link down below. It's an Amazon affiliate link. So let's see, here's a file that's kind of built up in here and I go with the grooves. So I see which way my grooves are. So there's my sawdust cleaned out of that puppy. Let's do the other side. Simple, easy, quick, effective. Keep your files shaped up and even if you're using a rasp or something, use it to clean up your rasp or even files with a little thicker stuff. Anyway, keep your file clean, they'll work better. This has been another one of our What the Heck is series of videos designed for beginning woodworkers. If you find some value in them, give us a like and a subscription and a comment would be really appreciated. And as I always say, you can't stop the waves but you can learn to serve. Small workshop guy signing off.