Husqvarna Hatchet - Coating the handle in Boiled Linseed Oil

I coat my new Husqvarna Hatchet in Boliled Linseed Oil.

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• husqvarna
• hatchet
• axe
• hickory
• colinoutdoors
• bushcraft

[GuyRWood]

I've just sanded the handle of a neglected hammer handle and treated it with B&Q boiled linseed!

[ColinOutdoors]

@GuyRWood Nice one my friend. The linseed oil is good stuff.

[derast]

Not having a metal round wedge was (not splitting the wood) was recommended to me once by an old woodsman. But you have to be more precise w/ the wood.

[ColinOutdoors]

@derast That is an interesting data point, thanks for sharing my friend. My hatchet seems to be solid still after 18 months of use.

[Pacman99uk]

baby oil (essentially mineral oil) works good for preventing rust on metal, it does leave a taste if you prepare food with it though, or buy mineral oil from a pharmacy, both are food safe but mineral oil doesnt have any added fragrance.

[ColinOutdoors]

@Pacman99uk Thanks for the great tip my friend, something I will do in the future I think.

[ColinOutdoors]

@theeroom Lol, well I think the smell will be around for a bit longer. Usually it soaks in pretty well but the smell remains for a few weeks.

[theeroom]

@ColinOutdoors Just done my headboard with the same brand, and it does smell like cod liver oil!! lol

Has been two days since coating and still a slight smell, smells of eastern cooking now lol. Just curious mate how long did it take for yours to set or stop smelling?

[prometheus19799791]

@mattsuss18 ebay or amazon

[prometheus19799791]

@theeroom before i scrolled down to see the comments, my psychic sense told me someone would mention that. lo and behold. i had to laugh.