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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Sealing axe handle
« on: May 26, 2015, 02:02:42 pm »
I'm about to finish wittling on a white ash handle for my double bit axe. I'm thinking about using watered down TB3 to seal the ends of the axe and using a deer tallow/beeswax to seal the rest. Think this will work or is there something better that I should use instead?

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Kyle

Offline KHalverson

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Re: Sealing axe handle
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 04:59:28 pm »
on my tomahawks I use several coats of linseed oil followed up with beeswax.

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Sealing axe handle
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 11:09:04 pm »
I used tung oil on the last one I replaced.  I've never used deer tallow on anything before.  Would it get slippery if you were sweating?
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left