Why These Oils Are Best for Tool Handles

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  • How to use drying oils to finish and maintain your tool handles. Also, a little about drying oils and the difference between toxic boiled linseed oil and raw linseed oil.
    Amazon link to raw linseed oil amzn.to/1q12f6Z You can shop around, but I like using the food grade stuff. The Sunnyside oil smells like solvents, not sure what's up with that. This is actually cheaper or close to the same price.
    WALNUT OIL, sometimes cheaper than raw flax oil: amzn.to/2FluF5J
    As usual with me, this is the long version. I'm more here to help people understand materials and the world we live in than just to show steps on how to do things. Drying oils are awesome for finishing wooden tool handles. They make a tough, grippy, durable, beautiful surface finish that will never flake off. Discussed are types of oils and why drying oils work for this purpose and how I actually go about applying oil and maintaining the finish. Just my personal experience and understanding, glad to hear anyone else's in the comments.
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  • @ryanadam153
    @ryanadam153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was taught as a rule of thumb . When starting a handle with linseed oil you follow these guidelines
    Once a day for a week
    Once a week for a month
    Once a month for a year
    Then once a year

    • @William_Asston
      @William_Asston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steven was diagnosed years ago with a mental condition known as 'dummyrulephobia'. careful triggering symptoms!

    • @swingbelly
      @swingbelly ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. But, doesn't this philosophy run contrary to the video? "Dumb rules", n'est pas?

    • @Master...deBater
      @Master...deBater ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@swingbelly Not if you're actually using the tool.

    • @etow8034
      @etow8034 ปีที่แล้ว

      The old timer's rule of thumb, but I disagree after the once a day for a week since the oil will polymerize inside the fibers of the wood which will stop the wood from absorbing more oil until it saturates to the core. I personally use a 50/50 mix with turpentine and apply at least 24+ more coats within the 2-3 days until it no longer absorbs the oil.

  • @tp5401
    @tp5401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    lol. I like this dude! Seriously good info with just enough dry humor.

    • @chuckthebull
      @chuckthebull 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just was saying this to myself, one year latter , hes still getting out a true message worth ranting! cheers!

  • @gwynadams4069
    @gwynadams4069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "I this this is interesting, but I'm a dork." I relate, sir. I definitely relate.

  • @cna9708
    @cna9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I could not find a lot of good info about oiling until now. This was very refreshing for my mind. Thank you

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cool, you should watch my more updated one on penetration, saturation and coating.

    • @craigf2832
      @craigf2832 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SkillCult Awesome video thanks. I'll check out the other vid as well. So great you can make the wood so resilient and preserve it for so long.

  • @petersydow4002
    @petersydow4002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thank You for good info on harmful effects of the boiled linseed oil. Most of the woodwokers use it without thought

  • @T3hJones
    @T3hJones 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Haha I like the hemp rant!

  • @kylehenze8370
    @kylehenze8370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Why am I just now discovering this channel?? This guy is my hero!

    • @kee7678
      @kee7678 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same!

  • @jeffcmo1957
    @jeffcmo1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Only watched this for the Hemp Rant. Keep up the good work.

  • @AsatarBair
    @AsatarBair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I really appreciate the info about solvents and heavy metals added to boiled linseed oil. Also, I did not know that flax oil and linseed oil were the same thing. Cheers!

    • @VideoNOLA
      @VideoNOLA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Another fun fact: Canola oil is made from rapeseed. It's just harder to market anything called RAPESEED.

  • @pclarin
    @pclarin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the information. You're a natural teacher.

  • @Specialized61
    @Specialized61 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! Dude, you’re one smart guy! Great info. I just coated my shovel with linseed oil

  • @kylenoe4044
    @kylenoe4044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this, been looking for a good path to finish my opinel knife.

  • @Max-kw4px
    @Max-kw4px ปีที่แล้ว

    Great overview and some expert advice, well researched. Awesome work as usual.

  • @lanceleavitt7472
    @lanceleavitt7472 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Eight years later : Exactly the information I was looking for. --- Thanks for the great upload. ---

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Watch my newer content on oiling handles. The one on penetration, saturation and coating.

  • @scout7198
    @scout7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your honest and helpful explanations.

  • @heavymechanic2
    @heavymechanic2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I was a small boy, Linseed was diluted with Mineral Spirits and sprayed on wood shingles to the point of runoff, looked amazing for years.. A few months ago, I applied chainsaw bar oil to a cheap shovel and placed in the sun, reapplied 2-3 coats daily as much as would soak in. I'm rubbing some off with my cloth gloves and the handle color is amazing after a few months. I did this because its basically cooking/mineral oils to preserve the wood because these shovels often are left in the weather (as a former soapmaker, I learned Canola is related to Linseed, often used as bar oil).. You have great info on maintaining wood handles.

  • @Badpenny13
    @Badpenny13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good helpful advice that makes sense and also in tune with the natural world. Good one fella.

  • @markluxton3402
    @markluxton3402 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I knew most of this but I still learned just the thing I needed to know. Good job!

  • @richstone2627
    @richstone2627 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff and love the hemp rant. You're correct, linen made from the flax plant was King until the cotton Kings had it banished.

  • @FunnyFlicksTV
    @FunnyFlicksTV 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    First video of yours I have watched and after watching I subscribed thought it was great video skillcult look forward to watching your others thanks for the help on oil!

  • @mistersmith3986
    @mistersmith3986 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for the breakdown on linseed oil.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +mister smith You're welcome. I'm planning to do some tests to compare all of those drying oils. Should be interesting side by side all in exactly the same conditions on the same materials.

  • @jhtsurvival
    @jhtsurvival 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice handle.. love how you get into the actual science of stuff

  • @joeh9699
    @joeh9699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have my first ax it’s a condor , 26 inch handle it seems balanced but using it will tell me the real story. Thanks again for the schooling on using and everything else about axes

  • @ihrescue
    @ihrescue 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good presentation very helpful.

  • @doctorbea
    @doctorbea 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super insightful, brother! Thanks for the share!

  • @JamesLDurham
    @JamesLDurham 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great instruction and information. Thanks!

  • @StanislavG.
    @StanislavG. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best explanations on TH-cam!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank you, I try!

  • @kreamysoaps
    @kreamysoaps 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to create a blend of drying oils. Blending cheaper oils with more expensive. Seems to work just fine. Great video!

  • @juanriptidecamacho7948
    @juanriptidecamacho7948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that intro. Looks like a badass & gives himself away as being a dork. TOTAL BADASS!

  • @robertspath6928
    @robertspath6928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been using up a 5 gallon container of Archer BLO from the 60's (maybe). I had no idea that there was lead oxide dryers in it! Thanks so much for the info. I am going to cover them with new raw ASAP.

  • @chumpboy
    @chumpboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really great video. I really appreciate that safety is such a prominent theme amongst all your videos. I loved the bonus hemp rant at the end. Too bad the battery died.

  • @davidlatham312
    @davidlatham312 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for being real about all things. whether it be hemp or the quality of a steel striking tool ! Just now subscribed and look forward to watching your other video's. This is coming from someone who has lived the country working life for 53 years, it's refreshing to run into someone who has been there/done that and is level headed. Much success and Good luck my friend !!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the good words!

  • @calvinboondoggle2564
    @calvinboondoggle2564 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, it looks well protected AND beautifully antiqued at the same time. LOVE it...thanks so much, man! :D

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      On a lot of handles now, I'll try to saturate the outer rind of the wood and then don't worry about anything on the outside of the handle. I have another video talking about that. th-cam.com/video/ueVi_NObci0/w-d-xo.html

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      But, barring filling the wood, built up layers work pretty well and the do look good :)

  • @edfoster792
    @edfoster792 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can get small bottles of Linseed oil to experiment with at art supply stores. Oil paints are commonly made with Linseed. You also use it to seal wooden hand pallets.

  • @445supermag
    @445supermag 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I been experimenting with adding a little pine tar to the linseed oil for handles that might get left out in the rain. For stuff that needs hardcore waterproofing I add asphalt (roofing) tar, it sheds water like crazy but won't flake like paint. The original black paint that was used on Model T Fords was linseed oil plus gilsonite (natural asphalt).
    Also, if you want to make your own safe boiled linseed oil, you could use iron as the metal (some commercial boiled linseed does, but it may also have manganese). Add a lot of iron and you will have the classic red barn paint.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +445supermag thanks for that great input. I do have some plans to experiment with mixes of linseed/beeswax/pitch for deep penetration finishes. Linseed oil doesn't hold up well in the weather. I think mostly to UV light probably. I figure some pitch and wax might really help. I'm all about penetration though, and not just with using solvents. Penetration with solvents means that less of what we want is getting in deep. Like if the mix is half solvent to make it thinner and better penetrating, that means that when the solvent leaves, we have half as much oil left in the wood as if it was all oil. Again, speed over quality, the modern paradigm. Most people are terrified of inconvenience. I've got some experiments planned toward a simple system for deeper penetration of pure waxes, oils and pitch. I was hoping to do it last year, but hopefully I'll pull it off this year. I had read that iron worked for drying and had thought about experimenting with it. It obviously is less effective, which is why it's not used but like you said, maybe we can just use more and make something like an iron oxide oil paint. hydrogen peroxide many be another to experiment with, but it would probably have to be used in an emulsion. But if very little is required, that might be okay. I'm still a little unclear about the real life, qualitative differences between dried raw oil and dried oil with metal driers (referred to in all the old literature as japan drier). Any insight on that would interest me. I plan to test that in a semi-controlled way as well. Thanks for the thoughtful and informed comment. BTW, one of my hammer handles is half covered in that roofing patch asphalt stuff. It is does seem pretty bomber. Maybe I'll add natural asphaltum to my list of things to throw in the experimental mix. It occurs naturally on the California coast and has been used extensively in the arts by the native inhabitants.

    • @pissycritter
      @pissycritter ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SkillCult Very interesting stuff. I've used a mixture of Linseed oil, beeswax and turpentine to water proof canvas. Its an excellent way to make a simple tent, and I'm pretty sure it was used by the soldiers in the war of the states, and probably long before that. All you do is heat those ingredients up, (being careful not to set yourself on fire of course), and when it dries it solidifies into a wax like substance, then you can spread it on canvas or whatever you feel like waterproofing, and use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat it up, which makes it melt into the fibers and when it dries it forms and excellent waterproofing layer. I wish I could remember the amounts to mix but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find out for anyone interested. Thanks for all your work, keeping all of this knowledge from going the way of the dodo bird.

  • @j.p.4541
    @j.p.4541 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your review brother. Appreciate your experience with the different oils and your thoughts on hemp, lol

  • @BradGad
    @BradGad 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos really fill a niche that I don’t think anyone else does. And, I truly appreciate how much thought and how much plain smarts you bring to each topic. So... kudos! And... thanks!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. I appreciate that. Tell that to the algorithm though. I don't seem to be able to bet much real traction on here.

  • @matthiasofgondor
    @matthiasofgondor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the great video! Love the explanations as to the WHY and the HOW and the SCIENCE behind the drying oils. I'm very much of the more I know the better I truly understand the concept of whatever I'm doing, and the better my success.
    Great content!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Matthew Fraser Thanks Matthew! One of the things I hope to do with this channel and on my site over time is put down stuff about various natural materials and their properties and working qualities. That's the kind of stuff that more people used to have to know in order to be able to pull off making things from "nothing".

  • @MrPeter0201
    @MrPeter0201 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking forward to more and thank you!

  • @uralbob1
    @uralbob1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best vid yet! Thanks a ton. I've got a half dozen handles to repair.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, my thoughts have evolved a little on the subject. I'm even more into saturation and penetration and much less concerned about finish. Short version, lots of oil to fill the wood to some depth, then you don't need any finish. Cheers.

  • @jacobbrizammito7187
    @jacobbrizammito7187 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very comprehensive. Love the chemistry angle. Never knew about those added impurities in boiled linseed.

  • @erikolsen6269
    @erikolsen6269 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for making informative videos man

  • @default9740
    @default9740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good info. As a kid, I worked for a local farmer, hoeing thistles. Always had to clean the tool, oil the blade and handle with boiled linseed before putting it away. He had a huge rack of hoes, pitchforks, shovels etc: 3 generations worth. Lovely patina and smell in that shed.

  • @botsbass842
    @botsbass842 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You used the term "riff off of"
    Bonus point!
    Very happy to have found your channel, especially since you lit a fire under my ass with your biochar vids. Many wishes for future success and videos.

  • @pierrejohnson6264
    @pierrejohnson6264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And I love your straight up rant about hemp. It is a great fiber. Tell it like it is with humor. Rock on hoss.

  • @RevanJJ
    @RevanJJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so helpful. I have many BPS Knives and want to darken and protect the wooden scales. HC steel so I have to treat it with kid gloves. Thanks for this!

  • @MikeyMantz
    @MikeyMantz 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job bro! Subscribed!

  • @Breal191
    @Breal191 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad I watched this. Most videos I’ve watch insist on a light coat but if it’s a new handle first coat, you should apply liberally.

  • @MrPete1x
    @MrPete1x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent, thank you for showing this

  • @timmain8177
    @timmain8177 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Informative as always, I always wondered why boiled linseed made my hands itch

    • @hermit6208
      @hermit6208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man, that's scary.

  • @Vot63
    @Vot63 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That ax handle is a thing of beauty. Regarding the "boiled" linseed oil being full of solvents and lead, look out for Teak Oil too; Teak Oil is another "oil" that is actually an oil based solvent and not a natural oil...found that out the unpleasant way also. Thanks for the video.

  • @puzzlering1
    @puzzlering1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for a great interesting and really informative video, very well explained, I have just made a wooden carving mallet and was just looking for the best finish for it, I usually use boiled linseed oil and now will take your advice and try find raw linseed oil, although I have never seen it here N.Ireland
    Thank you again (just subscribed)
    Take care and be safe
    Sam

  • @genecarrie1359
    @genecarrie1359 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just started watching some of your axe... Sharpening. ..handling...care of videos! I am very impressed and like how you relay the information and done in a way that (at least I can tell) lets us know you actually do this stuff! It isn't all he same stuff a lot of other people do to were it all seems fake and the same info keeps getting spit around.
    Thank you and well done! Now I have to watch your biochar and apple videos! Also will subscribe!!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Gene. I try to know what I'm talking about or own the information I put out in some way that it's not just what I vacuumed up elsewhere. Welcome to the channel :)

  • @anumba1
    @anumba1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video lots of detailed information and research

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +anumba1 thanks!

  • @bigjaygrizzly2389
    @bigjaygrizzly2389 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    good video. very informative.

  • @thomashermann4228
    @thomashermann4228 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great explanation. Very useful info. Thanks for sharing.

  • @stockholm1752
    @stockholm1752 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative. Thanks.

  • @DavidWestBgood2ppl
    @DavidWestBgood2ppl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No response necessary as I work my way through your archives. Interesting chemistry lessons and beautiful rich finishes on those handles. I see a pattern in your endeavors... biochar, tanning, appling, great finishes, apple butter, gardening... Time, patience, more time, more patience. Thank You.PS... Read your article on grafting... whip and tongue looks amazing... I can see the logic in a well stabilized "whip only" graft and the side graft is just cool the way it looks and works. Thank you!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly, you can just make grafts up as you go. Just make sure there is cambial contact, stability and good timing.

  • @tonyburgin8846
    @tonyburgin8846 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks. I never knew about the lead.

  • @somatder
    @somatder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From recent experiences I totally agree about varnish on wooden handles - it's basically a very crappy! Well, initally it might seal the wood, but after prolonged exposure to water it starts to flake off. And yes, I can say from experience that it gives blister when tools are used heavily. I was bringing in hay this summer with a pitchfork - a very nice tool I think but with this thick nasty varnish on it. Ofter a few hours I had a big fat blister and had to put on gloves - I generally don't like to work with gloves on. I remember a video from Good of the Land about a axe that was lost on the wood floor for about a year. It only took a light sanding and a new layer of linseed oil to get the handle up and running.

  • @thegreatone-australia1851
    @thegreatone-australia1851 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice no BS vid - thanks, I learnt a fair bit about Linseed Oil.

  • @michaelheurkens4538
    @michaelheurkens4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just bumped in to your channel today. Thanks for reminding me to oil my handles - the seldom used ones. I just thought I'd mention that my Dad taught me to sand down well-weathered or neglected handles to fresh wood then use a 50/50 mix of raw linseed and turpentine (not mineral spirits) to help deep penetrate and revitalize the wood. Once that was done, add the raw linseed oil just like you stated. It must work pretty good because I've inherited his garden tools that he got from his folks. He did this to them in the '60s (one garden rake is about 80 years old with the original handle). All I had to do was re-oil them once to bring them back up to a useable condition. Don't you just love that linseed oil smell? I was a kid in the '60s and It reminds me of oil-based paint for baseball dug-outs, bleachers, fences etc. Ah! All those memories...

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I've had the 50/50 mix recommended quite a bit.

  • @ebblue81
    @ebblue81 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the great info.

  • @terrythompson3890
    @terrythompson3890 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you.keep spreading the knowledge .

  • @tadeckel5053
    @tadeckel5053 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to add a bit of transmission oil to the linseed oil to get a bit of a reddish hue. Used to do that for teac on boats.

  • @D4rkM4773r
    @D4rkM4773r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid thanks for the effort and info!

  • @irondoger
    @irondoger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, I really enjoyed your presentation. No bullshit or theatrics 🙏thank you.
    New sub.

  • @joeh9699
    @joeh9699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First time comment, skillcult rules!! I love axes and he covers everything about them. Keep the videos coming

  • @oldowl4290
    @oldowl4290 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    15:08 Ok, I thought it was Bamboo that will save the world lol. Great lesson on oils. Thanks.

  • @gjoep
    @gjoep 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great information! Thanks

  • @christiancaveman5294
    @christiancaveman5294 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Straight forward..good stuff..i agree on your outcome..ive done bout everything in the past n ya the lead in boiled lineseed not good..The rant on Hemp is great..the truth..love it..rock on in the sticks brother..out..

  • @BeSatori
    @BeSatori 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great information man. Thanks.

    • @BeSatori
      @BeSatori 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also love the patina linseed oil puts on the steel tool heads too.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +BeSatori Thanks. I haven't used it too much for that unless I"m putting something away to keep it from rusting I have burned it on, usually with beeswax as a finish on metalwork hot out of the forge. That will stave off rust for quite a while.

    • @BeSatori
      @BeSatori 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I imagine that would season it like a cast iron.

  • @swingbelly
    @swingbelly ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love your videos. No bullshit spiced with a bit of honest profanity. I especially appreciate the "dumb rules" sneer in that rules are meant for dummies and all others learn! Thank you. Think I have broken almost every "sociatal rule" since 1968 and have become a more "together" person.

  • @keithkrone77
    @keithkrone77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Raw linseed oil. One coat for a day for a week, one coat for a week for a month, one coat for a month for a year. But you also explained it beautifully.😊

  • @David-kd5mf
    @David-kd5mf 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video !

  • @Smiling_mike
    @Smiling_mike 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the rant, & would love to hear the whole thing.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      maybe someday....

    • @benbush7838
      @benbush7838 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      bring the rant!!!!!

  • @hillbillynick2000
    @hillbillynick2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the info! I knew some of it already but always adding to that knowledge base! BTW, I read the warnings! LOL! Too true on the hemp stuff also. I had a hemp shirt once upon a time, wore like iron and broke in nicely but it was canvas like. It would never be as nice as linen, it's impossible to get as fine of fibers from hemp as you can from flax. Enjoy your work, carry on!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've seen some nice hemp cloth and fiber, but typically they are more rough. I'm not sure how much of that is limitations of hemp v.s. just lower effort on the part of manufacturers. I think that the whiteness of linen had partially to do with it 's popularity. Hemp is great, I just get tired of the bullshit propaganda.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and good for you for reading he warnings :)

    • @hillbillynick2000
      @hillbillynick2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      SkillCult hell, I read 'em before I buy anything! LOL! Agreed on the hemp, I think it would produce finer fibers but the makers stop short. Perhaps we will see in the future. Carry on, dig your work!

  • @domingo2534
    @domingo2534 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    BEWARE OF BIG HEMP! seriously hell yeah, thanks for this. I tried this on my knife's handle now I'm gonna do it on my wok's handle. the info on boiled linseed oil was great possibly lifesaving

  • @jonhighsmith803
    @jonhighsmith803 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    am I going to find anybody on TH-cam that really has some serious knowledge about raw linseed oil? Don't know if it was the sleeveless shirt or beard but that's where I went and got all the knowledge I needed! Appreciate the info and ya got a new subscriber if ya still have a channel

  • @nickyblueyes83
    @nickyblueyes83 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for braking it down im nerdy and love to work with wood so thanks

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's a lot more to drying oils too, especially linseed. Fascinating stuff. Different types of natural oils and their uses I think used to be more like common knowledge out of necessity. Petroleum products have made that knowledge more or less unnecessary.

  • @fatherchristmas2998
    @fatherchristmas2998 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very good information

  • @twocents6363
    @twocents6363 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice good information.

  • @OldesouthFarm
    @OldesouthFarm 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Info!

  • @ballskin
    @ballskin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The hemp "rant" was on point. I continually hear the same general contention regarding cannabis and CBD products, as if it's some type of cure-all wonder drug.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You get that with lots of things, diets, biochar, no til, mulch, etc etc. People like the panacea thing. But hemp/cannabis is especially bad.

  • @ozcampnhuntdan7858
    @ozcampnhuntdan7858 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally agree, I used boiled linseed just once and felt like shit immediately after it, gave the damn can away. Love natural linseed and the stunning long term finish on my gear especially when my hands have been 'interacting ' with the finish. Great information on your vids, cheers.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Took me a while to figure it out, but around the same time realized that it is most petroleum solvents and diesel fuel that give me the same symptoms.

  • @bennelson3724
    @bennelson3724 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE your hemp rant and agree 100%. It’s not as strong as a fabric and degrades SO MUCH faster from sunlight that linen or even nylon polymers and the oil is way too expensive

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think it should be expensive. In common production, it should probably be cheaper than linseed oil. the fiber as well. It's good fiber, hemp just isn't better than everything else, always.

  • @alexr4493
    @alexr4493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw this video a few months back, and it inspired me to learn more about flaxseed oil and linseed oil. As it happens, flaxseed and linseed oil aren't exactly the same thing; by most definitions, flaxseed oil "becomes" linseed oil once it's been refined in some manner. There are a lot of processes for refinement, but a very basic one involves combining flaxseed oil with water in a container and shaking the mixture vigorously (a process known as "washing"). A painter by the name of Tad Spurgeon has done some great research on the subject, and there are a several good videos here on TH-cam outlining different washing methods. Anyway, I just though I'd pass this info along in case you weren't already aware. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is often heated briefly too I think. for most of my uses, it doesn't seem to matter much and I use mostly raw flax oil. I'm sure it matters in the arts and for varnishes and such though. I've made stand oil, but haven't reasearched all the linseed oil processing stuff too much. that's for commenting.

  • @philipwimberly6330
    @philipwimberly6330 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really helpful I Just learned 3 new mistakes I was making. Wish I'd watched this 8 years ago

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You might want to check my content published after this on oiling tool handles. I clarify some ideas and more focused on penetration and saturation over coating.

  • @christopherhill1685
    @christopherhill1685 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos by the way. I was referred by essential craftsman as well. I now what your channel and E.C. almost religiously.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      E.C. is cool.

  • @shawnbixby1
    @shawnbixby1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hemp rant video please? Your rants are pretty good!

  • @paulg444
    @paulg444 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great insights

  • @timcameron9023
    @timcameron9023 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great info - thanks

  • @bobburnitt5761
    @bobburnitt5761 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a GREAT VIDEO!!! I have a lot of Wooden handled tools. I always buy WOOD HANDLES. Always. It might all be in my head, but I swear I can detect the difference from the Wooden handles from Fiberglass or steel. There is something about it being ORGANIC. Our Muscles Bones and the rest of our bodies are Organic too. So seems I do NOT fatigue as quick with my organic tools. Especially with HAMMERS or anything that is exposed to the "shock" of Hammering. The heavier the hammer the more this seems to be. I especially ENJOYED the "rant" on HEMP. I agree totally, we have so many MAGPIES that will repeat and repeat crap they heard once it sounds "trendy". Hemp makes good cord and rope, or the rough fabrics like you mentioned. But Hemp is not the "Cure All end All" they hold it out to be. The IDEA that hemp can improve your life and the taste of Beer is NEW and people seem to LIKE sitting around and talking the latest Bullshit. Hemp has its uses, but man, the things they say it will cure is ridiculous. Great Video!!

  • @mawuho1566
    @mawuho1566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect video right now, I'm watching it while oiling up my axes ; ) here in germany you can buy boiled linseed oil with no additives, I'm using it right now and it dries in about half an hour. I also like linseed mixed with hardening waxes. Thumbs up for more swearing on TH-cam. All the best from Germany, Maximilian.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha. I have a hard time not swearing if I'm going to really get in a flow and express myself. That's just how I grew up. In the states here we are very reckless with chemicals and labeling.

  • @BacktotheBasics101
    @BacktotheBasics101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Three-quarter is Linseed oil with a quarter pint tar.
    The Vikings use pine tar to weathertight their ships.
    It works great.

  • @TheRunereaper
    @TheRunereaper 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the most accurate and informative video that I've seen on the subject. I know very little about oiling tool handles, so I've watched as many YT vids as I can. There are lots... and many of them are just plain wrong. I live in the UK where the climate destroys tools in the shed. I've been re-handling lots of old tools and want to use the right oil. My inclination is to go with Tung oil because it penetrates deeper, dries faster and smells better than raw linseed oil! Cost is not very important compared against the price of rehandling.
    Thanks again for producing a well-informed and soundly thought through video. Paul

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just like a thin slow drying oil because it soaks in further before the surface seal over. BLO cures so fast that it's hard to keep getting multiple deep penetrating coats. Dudley Cook author of The Axe Book says the same as I do, use raw oil and keep saturating it till it won't take any more. I got some tung oil when I did this video, but haven't messed with it yet. Just be sure to get the pure stuff or you're going to get something with solvents. My outdoor tools get torn up just because of horizontal rain and stuff. It's really hard to keep up. I need to build a shed. You may end up with mold problems on the oiled handles in your climate. I'm just now working on a video about thickened linseed oil and stuff like that. Oils are interesting. People used to know the properties and categories of oils, but now petrol products have replaced a lot of the natural oils people used for all sorts of stuff.

    • @TheRunereaper
      @TheRunereaper 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      A man without a shed is like a dog without a tail. It can be done but it's like you lost a part of yourself! I take all your points about linseed oil as true and valid, not least the issues of price and availability.
      I went through all our tools a month or so back and have had to renew the handles on 3 axes, a sledgehammer, a maul, 4 hammers, a garden rake, 2 shovels and a hoe. They were mostly suffering from cracking and shrinkage due entirely to my shameful neglect. Rust has taken a toll on the neglected steel too. In the past I have used raw linseed oil on them but not nearly enough, obviously. I did slather some on most years but my real failing was in not getting lots on when the handles were new.
      Having now had to face up to the real and not inconsiderable cost of tool neglect, all in one hit, I thought I'd make sure to get the treatment right first time. If you need an American analogy for our climate it seems to be something like your Pacific northwest but not so cold in the winter.. just wet and grey and miserable :-)
      I've been amazed at how, on this particular subject, so much bullshit is expounded by people who don't actually know and simply repeat other people's pontifications, quite often with great aplomb. Your video is refreshingly honest and humble.... and accurate too!
      I've been persuaded by both yourself through your reasoning and a Canadian video (address below) specially made on Tung oil, that Tung oil is probably better and worth a serious try. I can get the pure stuff for £14 a litre which translates to about $18 a quart. (I won't buy a gallon because the oil oxidises in the can). This is about 3 times the price of raw linseed oil.
      www.canadianwoodworking.com/get-more/tung-oil-debunking-myths
      I wrote a much shorter reply last night but our 22 year old cat decided to walk across the keyboard and demolished my carefully crafted response, so I'm afraid yo get the full Monty today! Now that I'm a subscriber I'll have to follow up on what you're all about!
      One last thankyou for the best video on a subject riddled with falsehoods and mistakes. Paul

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate. It took me a lot of trial and error and long observation to see what really should be obvious, but really isn't. That's how most things work though.
      Put your tung oil up in small jars filled to the top and they should keep indefinitely. I've noticed recently what I've suspected all along. Once you really seal the surface off with a good coat of dried oil, you can't penetrate it again. I've been soaking some hammer heads in oil that got loose in our very hot dry summer this year and since they've already been soaked, they won't tighten at all.
      I want to see everything saturated to probably 1/6 inch or more the first time around or when restoring old handles. After that, a coat can be built up on the surface if wanted or over time. Now I'm messing with thickened linseed and oil paint. I should have something out on that in the next week or two.
      I'm a few months behind, but most of my stuff including all my old articles from other blogs are on www.skillcult.com in easy to navigate visual menus.

  • @ForgottenMan1
    @ForgottenMan1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thumbs up on this video, especially the Hemp Rant [long may it wave]. I concede all of your points regarding these oils. This is more by way of a suggestion than a quibble regarding Tung Oil: Back when military gunstocks were wood, the U.S. Army switched from Raw Linseed Oil to Raw Tung Oil as an 'initial arsenal dipping tank treatment' [follow-on field maintenance remained with Linseed Oil due to ready availability] for two main reasons 1) Moisture intrusion resistance -and- 2) A higher 'smoke' temperature [due to barrel heating during sustained fire; the smoke potentially revealing your position]. Admittedly reason 2 is unlikely to have relevance in axe use unless every time you look over your shoulder you are looking at Babe your blue ox. But, moisture resistance has practical benefits in field use in wet/damp weather; built up Linseed Oil finishes on rifle stocks get gummy in the wet and require attention to remove impressed fingerprints and the like [much less of an issue with the primarily in-the-wood finishes on handles but that moisture is still getting through the finish]. Tung Oil is significantly less prone to taking up moisture and is part of the reason Chinese watercraft used it as a wood preserving finish for centuries [that and the fact that is grown over there]. OK, finally to my narrow application for Tung Oil, it occurred to that it might be useful for your rawhide wraps in keeping moisture from both the rawhide and the hide glue as well a being a decent alternative to Raw Linseed Oil [except for cost] as a handle treatment. I started watching your videos with your Husqvarna 26" Axe series because I bought their 19" Carpenter's Axe a month ago and in handling it came to pretty nearly the same conclusions as you did regarding the handle configuration for 'choked up' use [little to no two-hand use on this one]; grain orientation is great, a bit of a gap at the front of the eye, but too big, too fat up near the cheeks. I guess I'm a subscriber now.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks for all that. The way I do my handles now, I like the slow drying effect of raw linseed oil. I really don't have a lot of experience with Tung and any I've used was probably a formula. I have some tung oil now, that is pure, but haven't had any cause to use it beyond testing, which I haven't got to yet. I am using more saturation of the outer rind of wood now and I think in that context and not worrying about coating the surface once saturation is acheived, it is quite water resistant. I've not noticed any stickness, but again, it's in the wood and not really a built up coating. here is some more up to date info on how I operate and think now, which is slightly evolved from this video. th-cam.com/video/ueVi_NObci0/w-d-xo.html

  • @mawilkinson1957
    @mawilkinson1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just watched this again, after many months, and I still have never understood why he crossed out walnut oil, and never covered why. I like it.

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was left over from a previous take that I didn't use and I just forgot to talk about it. It's fine and sometimes cheaper than raw linseed on amazon.

  • @honda0ne
    @honda0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, thank you

  • @supernova1976
    @supernova1976 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent info my friend, exactly what i needed for applying oil on my new axe. i have check your Amazon link, it is actually for a boiled linseed product not raw .

    • @SkillCult
      @SkillCult  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +supernova1976 thanks, fixed. I actually changed the link to a food grade oil that is as cheap or cheaper than the industrial stuff. The sunnyside oil smells a bit like solvents to me, actually a lot. Not sure what's up with that, but I'm sure it is extracted with solvents. This is amazingly cheap. I wouldn't eat it, but it should be safe to use on anything for sure. amzn.to/1q12f6Z