top tip for tool

Last post 04-05-2012 7:59 PM by jon jon . 3 replies.

• 01/05/2012 02:37 PM

  Happy Hedgehog Location: United Kingdom Joined on: 01 May 2012 Posts: 2

  Reply | Contact If you use wooden handled spades, forks or any other gardening tool here is a top tip. At the end of each season clean of the wooden handles and make sure they are dry, then get a soft cloth with linseed oil on and rub it into the wood give it a good couple of coats. Then just before the new season give them one more coat. Try and put more oil where the wooden handle enter's the metal shaft as this is were all handle tend to break caused by the wood rotting through dampness. I know this works as i have my grand parents tool that are now a good 70 years old and as strong as ever. Also if you want quality garden tool the best place to buy these are at car boot sales. D handle spade and forks are the ones to look out for. As a Blacksmith i can tell you that the quality of steel and the wood was far better on these old tools than modern equipment.I am constantly re handling modern spades and fork and having to straiten out bent forks. Happy Gardening Brian

• 01/05/2012 04:30 PM	In reply to
  jon jon Location: stratford on avon Joined on: 18 Sep 2009 Posts: 284	Reply | Contact I use Danish finishing oil.i find it better seems to leave a polished finish

• 02/05/2012 10:38 PM	In reply to
  Arrem Location: Staffordshire. UK Joined on: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 243	Reply | Contact  No doubt about it, Danish Oil is a first rate product but in reality no better at the preservation of wood than Linseed Oil which is a fraction of the cost. There is no such thing as useless - you can always be a bad example.

• 04/05/2012 07:59 PM	In reply to
  jon jon Location: stratford on avon Joined on: 18 Sep 2009 Posts: 284	Reply | Contact Linseed oil £4 Danish oil £4