havnt done any spearguns yet, but there is one finish that ive found very durable on wood, and thats superglue (looks very very very good too !) i learned this trick from some bladesmith or the other back when i was making knives (i'd like to give credit, but i cant remember who gave me that tip) its very strong too, i used it mostly on mahogany but also on my teak handled camp knife.
u get a bunch of those disposable latex gloves, and a lot of superglue (if u can buy it in bulk, do so) and u have to be pretty careful of making a mess with it. pour a bunch of superglue onto your hand (while wearing the glove !! dont make the mistake i did) and rub it over the wood, it will go on like oil at first, not really any sticking, and you really want to rub it over the wood before it starts to get sticky, if its sticky under your hand, get your hand away from the gun as soon as possible !! i had to sand bits of latex off of one of my mahogany knife handles once, a real nuisance.
this finish is expensive, your actually looking at doing about 3 coats, sanding it smooth (up to at least 400 grit) then doing about 4-5 coats on top of that, before giving it a final sand (i'd say 600 grit, but you probably would be tempted to do 1000-2000 grit), it brings out the natural look of the wood like nothing other in my experience.
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