raw linseed oil

[Farm boy]

gentleman
i am cleaning up some wooden handles from my handsaws and after staining i am appling some raw linseed oil and turps 50/50 mixture .
question after 3 or 4 days of drying would it be advisable to apply a coat of wax to seal it.

[javali]

Farm Boy, from information I read (both on the Web,and in George Frank's "Adventures in Wood Finishing"), I understand that raw linseed oil never really dries up, or that it takes quite a long time for it to dry.
I am using boiled linseed oil for saw handles. It seems to dry within 2 or 3 days, and I do not see a need for waxing it. (See attached photo.)

If I were to use raw linseed oil, I would have waited more for the oil to cure. Probably about two weeks. You may try to remove it (0000 steel wool soaked in turps?), and apply boiled linseed oil instead.

[Dion N]

Terebine /Terebene (unsure of the correct spelling) can be added to linseed oil as a drying agent. You should be able to get it at your local hardware place on the same shelf as metho, kero, turps etc. I know Bunnings stock it.

[ubeaut]

Personally I'd be a bit worried that the stain would come out into the oil and discolour your hands when using the saw.

Why not give em a coat of shellac over the oil. That's what most would have originally been finished with anyway. Most wooden tool handles were either dipped or brushed with shellac when manufactured, some saws were done with black shellac.
Cheers - Neil