Handle maintenance

While in the shop working on the mold for my Altoids tin pouch I noticed my axe and hatchet handles looking a little dry. So I gathered them up and wiped the all down with boiled linseed oil. Also reminds me to make a couple more masks for the hatchets that are needing one.

I even got sidetracked enough to remove the handle from the hewing hatchet a friend gifted me. He was learning how to hang axe handles properly and didn't know the reason behind the single bevel. He ended up hanging the handle for a left handed person. Handle was junk anyways so I didn't mind chopping it out to hang it for my right handed self. My only question should I use a straight handle or a regular curved handle for the hewing hatchet? I bought a curved handle and my dad got me a straight handle so I have both to pick from.