How To Treat Garden Tool Handles

Now I started applying the coconut oil.
How to treat garden tool handles. Linseed oil from flax seed is a great choice for garden tool handles. You remove the old tool head from the broken handle and put it on the new tool handle. If youve rinsed off and dried your rakes shovels trowels garden forks or other hand tools after each use you wont have to do much at the end of the season.
I use boiled linseed oil rather than raw linseed on my tool handles. Heres a tip sent in by Ken Werner one of our field editors. Coconut Oil is typically solid at room.
Apply a thin layer of oil with a. Of linseed oil and turpentine. Someone I know rubs saddle soap into theirs not sure why but thats their thing.
Dispose of oil-soaked rags as indicated on the container label. Rinse off mud and soil with a garden hose. Store garden tools treated with boiled linseed oil in a cool dry place and examine their handles after two or three days.
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The handles of these tools are quite rough and splintery. Veg oil would work but it would need a while to soak in. Each spring I sand our gardening tool handles with 120-grit sandpaper and then rub a coat of boiled linseed oil on them.