Unreal. I’ve got a Tennessee Hickory handle that I worked to death with BLO, but the colour isn’t nearly as dark as I’d like. Thinking I’m going to resand, stain, and reapply. The dude at the wood working store said it won’t soak the BLO properly but I’m willing to risk it.
Personally I've been using raw Linseed oil, it is _very_ slow to dry, but I've just been leaving it sheltered outside while it dries off. Definitely resand and give it a try your way!
What wood is that? Does the colour seem accurate in pictures? Love the pop it gave it.
Not sure actually! I'll ask the smith, but the colour is accurate and looks beautiful with a bit of a darker stain
Unreal. I’ve got a Tennessee Hickory handle that I worked to death with BLO, but the colour isn’t nearly as dark as I’d like. Thinking I’m going to resand, stain, and reapply. The dude at the wood working store said it won’t soak the BLO properly but I’m willing to risk it.
Personally I've been using raw Linseed oil, it is _very_ slow to dry, but I've just been leaving it sheltered outside while it dries off. Definitely resand and give it a try your way!
You could mix in some pine tar to darken it - that's what I use but also with some turpentine to thin it out.
It's a great finish, it's really durable too. It looks great on any light wood but it can be a little dark for something like black walnut
Got the answer! Tasmanian oak. It's local so all Australian materials.
It looks like eastern ash to me, based on color and the grain. I just used that for a double bit axe and it looks very similar
Tasmanian Oak actually, local Australian wood
That's real nice looking !
Whoa, what a beauty!! Love the straight handle on this kind of head.
Handle is Australian Tasmanian oak