I'm with Jaymo re Tung vs Linseed oil for all the reasons he stated.
I usually go with a 2:1 ratio of turpentine:tung oil for all except the final coat when I go the other way (twice as much tung oil as turp). Most of the pieces I've finished with tung oil have been low- or no-maintenance since but I haven't tried finishing any hilts/knife handles before so I'm interested to see how the wear from usage will effect the finish. (Dang, I think I just thought up a new project
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I usually go with a 2:1 ratio of turpentine:tung oil for all except the final coat when I go the other way (twice as much tung oil as turp). Most of the pieces I've finished with tung oil have been low- or no-maintenance since but I haven't tried finishing any hilts/knife handles before so I'm interested to see how the wear from usage will effect the finish. (Dang, I think I just thought up a new project
