Ok,,i will come clean,,im not as he man as i let on.My wife loves foot massages too but its worth it because she brings me coffee refills and has not one time put true oil in it.
True oil is a good finish but it does take a long time to dry most of the time.Thats why i dont use it anymore. I used to make split cane flyrods and i tried all types of finish and what worked best for me was Helmsmen spar urethane. Thats what i use on bows too.It can be picky about drying too but if you thin it a bit it drys better.Also if you warm it with a hair drier and let it hang and repeat once in a while it will dry pretty fast. Something about the warm cool warm cool.It polishes up nice with a rubbing compound too and you dont have to wait near as long as you do with true oil.The guys that make cane flyrods have done a lot of research and testing on diffrent varnishes and Helmsmen spar was one of the better ones.Also, always use the high gloss even if you want a semi gloss as the semi gloss or satin do not have as good of UV protection in them. Its best to use high gloss and steel wool after the last coat and use rubbing compound to bring back as much or little gloss as you want. Your new tip overlays look very nice by the way!