Oh could have sworn I replied to this earlier.... done now anyway.
Thanks Humdrum, I ended up using Danish oil to give it a natural yet water resistant finish.
I completely agree bobbie, I'm addicted to woodwork, started with spoons (as a lot of bushcraft people do) and now I've made a few bits of furniture, candle holders, turned bowls and other small items, and recently making wooden jewellery for friends and family members, nothings more satisfying than getting a log from the forest and making it into something useful or beautiful (Or both).
Oh and on the sand paper front I went used the most I have ever... as I bought a pack and felt like trying them out. 100, 240, 320, 400, 600, 1000, 1800, 3200, 4000, 6000, 8000, 12000.
I'm not sure the last few did much but worth a go.
Enough of the rambling, here's the end product.
Thank you for the help and support on my first hidden tang and wooden sheath adventure.