How To Treat Garden Tool Handles

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How to treat garden tool handles. The handles of these tools are quite rough and splintery. Apply a thin layer of oil with a. 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.

Stop settling for dull rusty tools and cracked handles. Someone I know rubs saddle soap into theirs not sure why but thats their thing. Our best tips for succeeding with hand tools.

Each spring I sand our gardening tool handles with 120-grit sandpaper and then rub a coat of boiled linseed oil on them. But if theyre dirty don a pair of goggles before using a stiff-bristled brush to scrub off any mud or rust. At the end of every gardening day spend a few minutes to.

I sanded off all the original varnish grim and filth and got it to smooth bare wood. Fine sandpaper or steel wool will take care of small rusty spots. Coconut Oil is typically solid at room.

Some garden shovels need to have the original rivets sawed off in order to remove the old handle. A shovel is a great example of this. First go over the handles with sandpaper the then with a rag wipe them down with a 50-50 combo.

The handles stay smooth throughout the gardening season. Music by the Jingle punks. I use boiled linseed oil rather than raw linseed on my tool handles.