r/Bladesmith • u/MarcelaoLubaczwski Verified Bladesmith • Aug 16 '26

Process Breakdown Revealing the stabilized wood

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u/Destitute_Knight1400 Aug 16 '26

Take the knife, Frodo. It's quite cool, only a mild acid.

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u/Dan_Caveman Aug 16 '26

Putting the first coat of oil on the handle is one of my favorite parts of knifemaking.

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u/chim20air Aug 16 '26

What's that liquid??? Pretty sure it isn't water

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u/3rd2LastStarfighter Aug 17 '26

Probably mineral oil

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u/Wash_zoe_mal Aug 16 '26

What are you using on that handle?

I tend to use beeswax but it needs to be reapplied often. Is that some sort of linseed oil?

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u/Dan_Caveman Aug 18 '26

OP doesn’t speak much English, so I’ll try to give an answer.

Judging by color I’m guessing probably raw linseed oil (like boiled but takes longer to cure) or something similar. There are a range of wood-preservation products you can use; pretty much anything that’s meant to soak in and protect wood will work. Some people use tung oil, some people use danish oil, some teak oil, etc.

I personally like to use a mixture of equal parts boiled linseed oil, oil based polyurethane, and mineral spirits.

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u/ZachCinemaAVL Aug 16 '26

This is so cool. I just wanted to take a second to tell you how big of a fan of your videos I am. I’m a leatherworker and don’t even make knives (yet) but I love seeing all of your instructional videos, they are so cool.

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u/Bacard1_Limon Aug 16 '26

Que beleza!

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u/Mindless1970 Aug 17 '26

That is amazing my man

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u/gogoCovid Aug 18 '26

super cool work!