Here's a tip: When applying wax, preferably Renaissance wax, use your fingertip, not a rag. Rub it in lightly and the heat from your finger will cause the wax to develop into a liquid state and it will fill up the pores in the wood. Ten seconds after you remove your finger it will return to it's wax state. I then buff it with a paper towel. I have a clear half inch fuel line 4" long split down the middle. I lay the paper towel inside the fuel line and then the shaft into the paper towel. Then I buff, squeezing the paper towel. My shafts, maple and kiel wood, come out like glass. With the pores filled in, they never get dirty. Disclaimer: I do use a glove.
