Boiled linseed oil and turpentine also make a sealer for exposed concrete, that helps prevent spaling in areas that get hard freezes and refreezes, we used it on the deck footers in Maryland
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From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of snaffles@essex1.com
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 6:23 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DIY] Re: old tool handles
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
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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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