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To purely answer the question, honestly I've found the look of most woods can be improved with linseed oil. Although, I fee like highly figured, woods, and burls really shine.
A lot like some of the others have mentioned, walter sorrells talks about the different finishes that can be put on a wood handle for a blade. When he talks about finishes like BLO, tung oil, etc. He basically says, if he knows that it's a piece that is purely aesthetic (is basically just going to sit on the customers shelf) those are the kinds of finishes that he goes for, because they tend to highlight the wood, but arent durable.
If I'm trying to replicate that look, I will soak the piece in the oil, then follow that after drying with wipe on poly, and it does seem to be a bit more robust, and definitely more waterproof, although it still isn't as good as stabilized wood.
A lot like some of the others have mentioned, walter sorrells talks about the different finishes that can be put on a wood handle for a blade. When he talks about finishes like BLO, tung oil, etc. He basically says, if he knows that it's a piece that is purely aesthetic (is basically just going to sit on the customers shelf) those are the kinds of finishes that he goes for, because they tend to highlight the wood, but arent durable.
If I'm trying to replicate that look, I will soak the piece in the oil, then follow that after drying with wipe on poly, and it does seem to be a bit more robust, and definitely more waterproof, although it still isn't as good as stabilized wood.