Wooden knife Scales?

[Forest fella]

I'm thinking of buying a TBS knife with a Turkish Walnut handle, but tbh the only wooden handled folder I've owned was a small pruning knife from my Grand father, And well let's just say it had a hard life.
So how much care do they need ?.

 

[Chris]

Just keep the wood oiled and don’t leave it wet for long periods, shouldn’t need much special care.

 

[Pattree]

Some of us use Opinels in all sorts of conditions and weather. Mine are fine One it’s slightly scorched but that’s all.
All I ever do is to dry them out thoroughly when I get back home before dropping them into the drawer.

 

[Forest fella]

would vegetable oil be ok?.
I've got and owned afew wooden handled knives but they were already treated

 

[Kepis]

I'm thinking of buying a TBS knife with a Turkish Walnut handle, but tbh the only wooden handled folder I've owned was a small pruning knife from my Grand father, And well let's just say it had a hard life.
So how much care do they need ?.

Ive got a TBS Wildcat with Walnut scales, the scales don't take any more looking after than any other wooden scaled/handled knife ive owned, i just keep the thing clean and oil the scales i suppose about once a month and all seems to be "A ok"

 

[Kepis]

would vegetable oil be ok?.

It tends to go rancid, i use boiled linseed oil

 

[Pattree]

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[Forest fella]

Rancid boiled linseed oil ok I'll remember that tip and wow I'm glad we haven't got smelling vision.
I totally understand the reason for letting the Scales breath I wasn't sure if after how ever long I should do this, when I did oil them I didn't want to drown them in the wrong thing.
How hot ? do you let it apply it cool ?.
Cheers

 

[Kepis]

Rancid boiled linseed oil ok I'll remember that tip and wow I'm glad we haven't got smelling vision.
I totally understand the reason for letting the Scales breath I wasn't sure if after how ever long I should do this, when I did oil them I didn't want to drown them in the wrong thing.
How hot ? do you let it apply it cool ?.
Cheers

Use it straight out of the bottle, wipe it on, leave it for a little while and wipe off the excess - job done.

 

[gg012]

You buy the oil already boiled in bottles and apply it cold

Sent from underground

 

[Forest fella]

''oh'' well at least I won't have to warn the neighbours.
Cheers to you all

 

[grainweevil]

Boiled linseed oil used to be, well, boiled, but these days it just has chemical driers added to get it to harden within a reasonable time scale. If you use raw linseed oil, you'll be waiting for it to harden 'til doomsday. Alternatives might be a danish oil type, with a varnish oil mix, that'll give a shinier finish, faster. The old rule of thumb for oil finishes is once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, and once a year for the rest of its (or your) life. For a working tool handle, some oil when it starts to feel like it needs it is probably the best guide.