Redwood and Ebony Handle

The redwood/ebony handle after a single treatment with polymerized tung oil sealer. Redwood is extremely porous and the tung oil penetrates deep into the wood. The tung oil also darkens the wood considerably. Not sure that I like the confusion of the burl pattern with the checkerboard inlays! Still, the dark handle will probably match up with the greenheart rod it is intended for.