OVB handle is blah? Try Furniture wax!!!!! WOWOW

[Bladeandbarrel]

So I got a pile of OVB's today and the handles, while well exceuted were a bit "blah". No fire, no color.

I immediately rubbed in a coat of "Howard feed-n-wax" a furniture polish that I have used over the years that containes beeswax, carnuba wax, and orange oil.

The handles look 1000 times better. Firey yellow and orange stripes popped out of that fiddleback amber maple.

It seems as a final step, the Camillus folks used a cleaner on the OVB's to do a "final clean" to the overall knife and that resulted in a dingy look to some of them.

Not anymore. These handles are friggin gorgeous.

 

[HDCharlie]

I just tried some Renaissance wax on mine. Oh baby, what a difference!!

 

[bald1]

Thanks for the great idea Anthony! I have some Savinelli carnuba based smoking pipe wax and well... the sucker GLOWS!!!! And I didn't even have to light it up!

 

[Will Fennell]

Anthony,
Great tip.....I tried it and it sure does make the maple GLOW! We will be sure to include a final wipe of wax in any other OVB-stabilized wood projects in the future.

Now for the big question Lombardo, what are you gonna do, use the OVB Bowie and save the custom FISK, or save the OVB, and chop trees and rope with the custom

 

[Bladeandbarrel]

One OVB will sit in the safe.
One OVB will go in my briefcase
The Fisk will stay tucked away in my private vault at Fort Knox.

WAXY OILERS UNITE!

 

[Dexter Ewing]

Anthony - thanks for the tip! I'm gonna do that to mine too.

 

[CherylR]

You can add Minwax Finishing Wax to the list, too!

 

[Tightwad]

Oh, buddy!!!!! Add Johnson & Johnson paste floor wax to the
list. 100% carnuba wax that shine like crazy while adding a good
bit of grip to the knife scales.

 

[John Satchell]

Here's another vote for Renaissance Wax!! WOW--what a difference. Before the handle was blase, now it it is almost holographic in appearance.

 

[Kodiak PA]

Just took my Fisk and rubbed her under my right arm and buffed out a gorgeous sheen. Tried doing it with the left pit and it didn't work as well. I recommend right pit rubbing only!

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[Dexter Ewing]

I got some of that Minwax stuff at the hardware store this afternoon and man, the handle looks 100% better than it did yesterday

 

[Mongo]

I found the Howards feed 'n wax and applied a generous amount to the handle.... WOW!!!! Great stuff. Here's my "problem"... now I have this large bottle of this stuff, and very little wood furniture to use it on. Guess I'll have to buy wood handled knives from now on!

 

[DanEHunter]

0range oil does a nice job too.....wipe it on and rub off the excess.

 

[Dexter Ewing]

Originally posted by Mongo
I found the Howards feed 'n wax and applied a generous amount to the handle.... WOW!!!! Great stuff. Here's my "problem"... now I have this large bottle of this stuff, and very little wood furniture to use it on. Guess I'll have to buy wood handled knives from now on!

LOL! Same with me. I'm stuck with a whole can of Minwax paste after working my my OVB. Though, I have heard that this stuff will add luster to worn Formica surfaces. Hmm....time to experiment!