Thank you for sharing the "recipe" for mixing the
linseed oil and turmpentine! That would certainly be
less costly than the walnut oil.
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From : radman[mailto:wolfdarrell@hotmail.com]
Sent : 2/17/2012 12:46:51 PM
To : DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Cc :
Subject : RE: [DIY] Re: old tool handles
not sure what you've found so far, but i use
60%linseed oil and 40% turpentine. i use it on all
my old garden tools that were my grandpa's and they
still do the job. the first time, after sanding
smooth to remove any splinters, i really soaked them,
rubbed them off good with a green pad and soaked them
again then rubbed well again.
now i just reapply yearly. this has lasted a lot of
years.
i also poured some used motor oil in a 5gal bucket of
sand and push the hoes, rakes, shovels in the sand
once a month or so.
dw
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