"mm" wrote in message
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What would you recommend to refinish a hammer handle?

I have an old ball peen hammer whose owner got it very dirty, with oil
even. Although I'm not complaining. He had the hammer for 20 to 50
years, and I got it free after he didn't need it anymore. I cleaned
all that off with a wire wheel. I'm thinking just rubbing in some
linseed oil would make it nice. What do you think?

Are you going to use it or display it? If you want to hang it and have it
look pretty, BLO will work just fine, but as you use the hammer it will
readily pick up dirt again. If it is a working tool and you want it kept
clean, put a coat of polyurethane on it so it will be wiped clean easily.