Very interesting, thank you for sharing! I use boiled linseed on some of my axes and garden tools but have been switching to butcher block conditioner in the last few years. I have never used ballistol, looks like I should get some to try!
Boiled linseed oil is not one application process. You apply very very light coats until the wood won’t absorb the oil anymore. Usually 5 to 7 coats. I have used council tools with wax applied, it does not protect the wood against dirt and grime.
Normally I used boiled linseed oil on axes and tool handles, new and old. I have recently, last year, started using Ballistol on walking sticks and canes. Works great on old canes. I will be getting some axe wax to see how it works on axe and tools handles. Looks like it will be good. Thanks for the informative video.
Soaking the wood before adding the oils seems like you're going more for a "coating" versus saturation. Axe handles are kiln dried before shaping and adding an axe head. Any moisture at all will make them then swell and become extra tight in the head. Your test seems flawed in design. Axe handle oil isn't about keeping moisture in as your test demonstrates. It should be about taking a dry handle and adding the best oil into the wood.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing! I use boiled linseed on some of my axes and garden tools but have been switching to butcher block conditioner in the last few years. I have never used ballistol, looks like I should get some to try!
Great videos about how to maintain your axe! None better! Eugene is the man!
Thanks for the tips.
Boiled linseed oil is not one application process. You apply very very light coats until the wood won’t absorb the oil anymore. Usually 5 to 7 coats. I have used council tools with wax applied, it does not protect the wood against dirt and grime.
That would do nothing. Boiled Lindseed oil seals the pores. You have to lightly SAND between coats. Basic Woodworking 101.
Thanks for taking the time to do this video. Great comparison
Normally I used boiled linseed oil on axes and tool handles, new and old. I have recently, last year, started using Ballistol on walking sticks and canes. Works great on old canes.
I will be getting some axe wax to see how it works on axe and tools handles. Looks like it will be good.
Thanks for the informative video.
It was interesting results because I thought the Ballistol would hold long but it is some great stuff anyway.
Smells like 6 kinds of ass though.
Turpentine 1 qt
Boiled Linseed Oil 1 qt
Pine Tar 1/2 pt
Japan Drier 1/2 pt
That is the best. The look, finish, penetration is unmatched. People buy a one stop treatment and don’t do what woodworkers of the past did.
Have you thought about using a piece of pvc pipe with cap on end sticking handle inside them pouring oil in pipe and let it soak for days
Why would anyone want a sticky syrupy mess on their axe handle?
@@petemitchell6788 it soaks into the grain then you wipe it down and it cures einstein
@@GregariousAntithesis That's not how boiled linseed oil works. It needs to dry over multiple coatings.
Soaking the wood before adding the oils seems like you're going more for a "coating" versus saturation. Axe handles are kiln dried before shaping and adding an axe head. Any moisture at all will make them then swell and become extra tight in the head. Your test seems flawed in design. Axe handle oil isn't about keeping moisture in as your test demonstrates. It should be about taking a dry handle and adding the best oil into the wood.
Dude REALLY wanted Ballistol to FAIL.
“Grab a decent rag”. Grabs a single sheet of paper towel. 🤡