Stan in Oly, WA
Well-known Member
I picked up two shovel handles from a pile of items someone had put at the curb with a "Free" sign. I have more than enough shovels and other tools which use such handles, and plenty of replacement handles, too. The reason I picked them up was because they are so weathered---gray and cracked from dryness---that I wanted to see if they could be restored. Should I soak them in water, then dry and oil them, or should I just oil them with linseed/tung/some other oil, or do something else entirely? It's just to satisfy my mild curiosity, and the chances of me even getting around to it are not high. But, I wouldn't mind knowing.
Stan
Stan