I am getting a Gränsfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet from Santa the Xmas lucky me but what would you recommend for protecting the handle Danish oil, vanish, nothing?
Ive got to look after my new precious.
Ive got to look after my new precious.
New axe from Santa.
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i just leave mine, the oil from my hands is enough but any oil rubber over now and then wont go a miss...
enjoy the chopping dude, they are AWESOME!!!!!
enjoy the chopping dude, they are AWESOME!!!!!
I do a bit of outdoor archery using wood shafts and found that unvarnished they get a bit polished and slippery after a while especially when wet but my pals arrows with Danish oil on stay gripper longer and are much nicer to cubble sorry handle.
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You are going to chop with it right, not just cuddle it?
Surely it's fit for purpose as it is?
Mans man like your style ,come on chop chop
I'm just jealous I haven't got one ........but will be shifting a few blades very shortly to fund an epic spend and that bad boy is on my list ... :0)
- Take a stanley razor blade and use it to scrape the existing finish off
- When you've scraped the finish off dampen the bare wood with warm water and dry
- When dry lightly scrape again to remove any raised grain.
- Repeat the above process until you're left with smooth wood after you've dampened it
- Get some boiled linseed oil and warm it gently, apply with some fine wire wool then leave to dry. Take care with disposing of the wire wool
- Repeat the linseed oil process every day for a week
- Then repeat once a week for a month
- Then repeat once a month
- Then repeat as you feel necessary.
After all that you'll have a finish you'll be proud of
Cool Bluebs4 enjoy.
My pal has a GB small forest axe and a GB wildlife hatchet but whenever we go on a long distance walk or a coast to coast hike we only ever bring the WH by far the handiest size of axe and more than capable of performing any job.
My pal has a GB small forest axe and a GB wildlife hatchet but whenever we go on a long distance walk or a coast to coast hike we only ever bring the WH by far the handiest size of axe and more than capable of performing any job.
Cheers Mesquite
I knew I read that tutorial recently for axe handles somewhere but I couldn’t find the instructions on the forum .
Excellent Bro.
There's Nothing Like A Good Piece Of Hickory!
I knew I read that tutorial recently for axe handles somewhere but I couldn’t find the instructions on the forum .
Excellent Bro.
There's Nothing Like A Good Piece Of Hickory!
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- Take a stanley razor blade and use it to scrape the existing finish off
- When you've scraped the finish off dampen the bare wood with warm water and dry
- When dry lightly scrape again to remove any raised grain.
- Repeat the above process until you're left with smooth wood after you've dampened it
- Get some boiled linseed oil and warm it gently, apply with some fine wire wool then leave to dry. Take care with disposing of the wire wool
- Repeat the linseed oil process every day for a week
- Then repeat once a week for a month
- Then repeat once a month
- Then repeat as you feel necessary.
After all that you'll have a finish you'll be proud of
Good advice. That's what I do with my personal axes. I generally add a coat of ren wax to the mix as well.
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