How To Treat Garden Tool Handles

In this video I refurbish an old shovel that sat out in the weather for years.

How to treat garden tool handles. You can also use the linseed oil on the metal parts to. I use boiled linseed oil rather than raw linseed on my tool handles. Wrap a piece of 120-grit sandpaper around the base of the handle where it meets the shovels metal blade.

The handles stay smooth throughout the gardening season. Fine sandpaper or steel wool will take care of small rusty spots. Then I do it again before putting the tools away in the fall.

If youve rinsed off and dried your rakes shovels trowels garden forks or other hand tools after each use you wont have to do much at the end of the season. It is readily available non-toxic see side note below and protects your wooden handle without feeling gummy as something like mineral oil would. First go over the handles with sandpaper the then with a rag wipe them down with a 50-50 combo.

Should you encounter splinters or other rough spots use fine sandpaper to smooth them out. There are some instances were a little more elbow grease and effort is needed. From this point on you can use 120-grit sandpaper to open the pores on the handle and apply boiled linseed oil annually to ensure long life.

Apply a thin layer of oil with a. I cleaned it up and made it new again. Id first sharpen the tools before doing the handle oiling.

Now I started applying the coconut oil. Apply another coat of boiled linseed oil only to wood handles that are. Replacing tool handles is a straightforward process.