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Kiporby
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02/17/2013 06:56AM  
The handle on my seems to be drying out and is looking ragged.

What kind of oil / varnish should I use to make it look new again?
 
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KevinL
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02/17/2013 08:43AM  
I use boiled linseed oil.
 
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Sides
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02/19/2013 05:52PM  
Boiled linseed oil.
 
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whiteh20
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02/26/2013 10:50AM  
Boiled linseed is good. Some folks use a combination of booked linseed and turpentine Bushcraft USA has a bunch of threads on this topic

Kyle
 
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butthead
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02/26/2013 04:33PM  
Rutabaga had a wooden gunnel treatment that would work well I think,

It has a grippier feeling than the linseed/turpentine mix I have used.

butthead
 
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Kiporby
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03/07/2013 06:32AM  
Found some boiled linseed oil at Walmart of all places!

I think I will lightly sand the shaft and brush the oil on.
 
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