Sealing blade and oiling blade's handle question

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I saw a "ForSale" of a Defplay Inner Carbon FL blade, where the seller writes that he "oiled" the handle for protection, I suspect for protection from hand moisture.

What oil can be used for this? I usually seal the blade and the handle too but the handle becomes "slippery" with the sealer and wet hands. Does this also apply with oil in the handle?

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I saw a "ForSale" of a Defplay Inner Carbon FL blade, where the seller writes that he "oiled" the handle for protection, I suspect for protection from hand moisture.

What oil can be used for this? I usually seal the blade and the handle too but the handle becomes "slippery" with the sealer and wet hands. Does this also apply with oil in the handle?

@Loopstro
I'm also interested in this question. I've had a blade with a lacquered handle, but the problem is that when my hand sweats, it becomes too slippery. Since I play LP on BH, "flipping" the blade becomes impossible (it slipped out a few times).
 
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I tend to use Danish oil on the ones I've built which is most likely what this refers to although I guess it could be teak or linseed. Either way, an oil finish feels "natural" and shouldn't be overly slick unless they've used 2 tonnes of the stuff xD

I've used a (super thin!) layer of poly a couple of times and I believe some blade makers do this too but oil finishes feel nicer to me if I use a finish at all.
 
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