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Wow thanks guys. I just finished an axe handle on an axe that I "rebuilt". I found the axe at Mom's house with a broken handle in the corner of the garage on Father's Day. Still had the same weird midnight blue color on the head that I refinished, the best a kid can do, for my Dad on Fathers Day 30 years before.
I was 10 and I didn't have any money to buy him a real present.
Dad passed away two weeks before I found it. Really strange to find it given the timing and circumstance.
I took the old axe home, gave it a grind, stamped Dad's initials into it, mine, and my 6 yr old daughter's, who helped me grind and then paint it. The Tung oil worked great on the new ash handle I had laying around. 5-6 coats but I "hand" rubbed it with no sanding. I always heard guns could be done the same way, but needed a sanding type wipe in between coats. It turned out great. Smooth, but still grippy.
Sorry for the long story.
Thanks for the info. I will give it a try on a gunstock.
I was 10 and I didn't have any money to buy him a real present.
Dad passed away two weeks before I found it. Really strange to find it given the timing and circumstance.
I took the old axe home, gave it a grind, stamped Dad's initials into it, mine, and my 6 yr old daughter's, who helped me grind and then paint it. The Tung oil worked great on the new ash handle I had laying around. 5-6 coats but I "hand" rubbed it with no sanding. I always heard guns could be done the same way, but needed a sanding type wipe in between coats. It turned out great. Smooth, but still grippy.
Sorry for the long story.
Thanks for the info. I will give it a try on a gunstock.
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