Copper ferrule - coating?

[rtyuiop]

Hi folks,

I normally buy tools handled, so it's only now that I'm making my first handle (for a big bowl gouge). Just attached the ferrule (a 25mm copper capillary coupling from bunnings), and it's pretty enough that I kind of want to keep it that way... Any suggestions for good ways to keep it shiny?

Considering taping off the nearby wood and giving it a quick spray of cheap clear aerosol varnish I already have sitting around the shop...

Cheers,

Danny

[pommyphil]

. Brasso then keep the oxygen out. I've used shellac, I've used Wax. Both work. Phil.

[BobL]

Provided you are not handling it too much and it does not sit in direct sunlight this works really well
https://www.bunnings.com.au/white-kn...pcoat_p1564184
It says it is suitable for door knobs etc but I found it cannot take too much handling.

A more specific and probably a better product is this
http://www.wattyl.net.au/nztechnical...etal/WM326.pdf
This is what
I bought my last can from Bunnings but they no longer stock it.
I have seen it at Wattyl and Solver Stores and also Mitre10.

[george mavridis]

Bob is the Wattyl product a spray can item or needs a spray gun?

[BobL]

Bob is the Wattyl product a spray can item or needs a spray gun?

I see Stratco have it as well
https://www.stratco.com.au/home/prod...?product=7618&

[BamBam53]

Incralac is the way to got. It is formulated to work on brass and copper and is harder than the White Night lacquer. It also comes in a spray can.

[rtyuiop]

Thanks folks! Now, do I spend the time to find the wattyl or just go down to the big green shed...

[Paul39]

I use scrap copper tubing which is assembled to the handle while the handle is still on the lathe. I shine up the tubing with 220 and then 400 grit and finish it with tung oil applied along with the rest of the handle. I apply the tung oil with a rag while the handle is turning in the lathe, let dry a bit and buff with an old athletic sock, repeat one or two times. I have done the same with galvanized electrical metallic tubing and plain steel.

The shine has lasted a couple of years. I don't worry too much about how pretty it is after I start using it.

[orraloon]

I pretty much do like Paul does. If the handle is getting oil so is the ferrule. If wax then so is the ferrule. Just do the ferrule last so as not to get metal staining on the wood.
Regards
John

[turnerted]

Don't waste your time and money . These are working tools .
Ted

[rtyuiop]

Thanks folks!

As it turns out I got some epoxy squeeze out around the ferrule which I couldn't be bothered cleaning up - so the chisel isn't the aesthetic masterpiece I was thinking of, and I ended up just waxing the ferrule.

Still, should be a good handle:



Only wish I had a convenient source of 30mm ferrules!

Cheers,

Danny