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I was recently in Norway with Bushcraft Expeditions and one of the topics covered was The London Finish I was just wondering has anybody got anymore details of how to do this to an Axe Handle?
I think you'll find the "London finish" refers to the traditional way the stocks on best London guns such as Boss &Co. & Holland & Holland were finished. You can get kits from a firm called Napier to re-finish gun stocks (& therefore anything else such as knife scales etc).
Hope this is of some use!
hi timtom1
the London finish looks really good on guns but i think it will be far to smooth for an Axe Handel, its likely to fly out your hand when you use it
I spoke with a London gun maker and they used a mix of linseed, beeswax and terebene. I combined that mix with informaiton from this site http://www.wwch.org/Technique/Finishes/OilFin.htm
and tried it on a walnut knife handle. It isn't totally finished, but is looking good. I did a search on the net for oil finishes and came across "London Finish" in a couple of places, but I think that the above link covers the process better than most.
The result is smooth, but I dion't know what it would be like in the wet. For an axe I don't think I would go to all that trouble.
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