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03-30-2014, 02:34 PM #1Shave This
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Frederick Reynolds in Mahogany
Tung oil with a horn wedge and copper washers. My fist try at a satin finish.
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03-30-2014, 02:38 PM #2Senior Member
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Looks awesome! I'm glad to not be the only guy using Tung oil on his scales. What made you decide to drop the back pin just for the aesthetics? I dig it.
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Razor rich, but money poor. I should have diversified into Eschers!
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03-30-2014, 03:00 PM #3
Really nice wood. Good job
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Great looking razor. I really dig the variations in the wood.
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03-30-2014, 07:17 PM #5Shave This
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Yeah, I've seen it a lot and thought I'd give it a try with the scales being slightly longer at the bottom. It would be a better effect if there were more of a point to them.
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03-30-2014, 07:22 PM #6Senior Member
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Nice job! It is a beauty of a blade and well complimented by those scales. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing it with all of us.
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Very nice work. The mahogany really pops here.
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That, my friend, is some pretty sexy mahogany! Well done. Just out of curiosity, what made you go with copper washers?
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03-30-2014, 08:35 PM #9Shave This
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On the one hand, just because I had them. Other hand, I think they look nice with the wood. Originally Posted by JoelLewicki
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Wow-Beautiful job on the mahogany, and the tung oil really makes it pop! The satin blade is beautiful, too.
Question: When you (and others on here) speak of tung oil, are you referring to the real, old-school "tung" oil, or Homer Formby's tung oil rubbing varnish with drying agents? I ask because I have most of a quart of HF, and have used it with great results on some other wood projects (multiple light coats, applied in low humidity, adequate drying time, lots of burnishing). Inquiring minds-I'd like to try it on some scales!
edit: Would you also be willing to share your procedure on the satin blade? I've got an old Greaves in process that I'm wanting to go satin on. It had some deep pitting, some of which I've left intact. My last step on it was 600 grit greaseless on a buffer. Sorry for the thread hijack, but I love your results here.Last edited by ScoutHikerDad; 03-31-2014 at 12:03 AM.
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