Wet Day Jobs – staining wooden handles with linseed oil
Some gardeners HATE wet, cold & miserable days – NOT ME THOUGH.
I love these days because I go out to my garage to do all of those niggly little jobs that never get done.
- Tidy your workbench.
- Get some clear plastic partitioned containers from Bunnings and sort out all of your screws, bolts, nails etc.
- Replace old broken fittings on hoses
- Sharpen all cutting tools such as hedge trimmers, secateurs, chisels, snips and wire cutters, axes, spades, tomahawks etc. Why not get a bench grinder to sharpen your larger tools. They only cost $90 or so and they sharpen tools in a minute or two.
- Mix up 50/50 linseed oil and turps to create the perfect wood preserver for handles on shovels, spades, chisels, hammers, mattocks etc. Just paint it on with a 2-3cm wide paintbrush.
– Play your favourite music as you do it too!
Hooroo! Don
