Quote Originally Posted by uthed
I use boiled linseed oil on my kitchen cutlery which have ebony? or oak handles. It is fairly thick compared to, say, other salad oils and leaves a nice shine and tacky feel the longer you work it in with your palms. It would work great on the modern stabilized woods in razor-dom. I wouldn't apply it to horn, ivory, or (maybe even) hard-rubber. With the latter, I'd personally stick to thinner vegetable oils.
Before applying any natural oil, I heat it up to 120 degrees using my electric glue pot - a microwave would also work. This makes it less viscous and easier to work with.