wooden tool handle finishing

Aug 12, 2004 6 Replies

Search terms, nothing works:



tool handle finish tool handle varnish tool handle shellac tool handle urethane tool handle coating tool handle gloss *? tool handle glaze *? tool handle japanning clear japanning "japanning for wood" "for wooden tool handles" "for wood tool handles"



AND I KNOW I HAVE SEEN IT! ... sometime in the past. I would love to find a thick, super hard, fast drying clear coat, anyone know? I tried MW spar urethane but that stuff seems a bit rediculous... 24 hours later the first coat is soft in the thicker (run) areas, a hanging hand saw handle. You know, you gotta coat the whole handle and hang it to dry. Then when I sand it, I go lightly enough, and most of it simply sands right off the wood! It seems totaly futile. Any good ideas, or the right product out there?



Alex


Try DAGS "handle coating" (without quotes).

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Oil - the kind that comes from human hands, with perhaps a bit of sweat.

That's what I use.

Any

Lots of tools with handle coating, tool dip, and what in the world is "DAGS"? Alex

Do/Doing/Did a Google Search.

I did a Google search on "handle coating" and found all kinds of handle coatings - ranging from a fast-drying hard epoxy product to a cushioned high-friction dip coating - on the first screenful.

Try the stuf they use on Chinese-made brickie's lump hammers. It's distilled from greased weasel s*it - lasts forever, dead shiny and so slippery you can't swing the hammer without losing it.

I used Danish oil on my tool handles. Just about the only thing I do use it for - right sort of balance of oil , varnish, and not being _too_ shiny when you're finished.

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