Thread: Wolstenholm in ebony.

George Wolstenhom IXL Washington Works Sheffield in ebony with stainless washer and nickle silver pins. Wedge is aluminum. Chunky scales for a chunky blade. Finished in renwax. I tried tung oil but it stayed splotchy on the ebony so I sanded it off and tried this out. Satin finish on the blade with mirror spine. The stamp on the tang was almost invisible when I got it so I did a minimal sanding there, a lot of deep pits left behind on both sides.

Nice work there. I've been working with Ebony lately myself. I have never tried RenWax on wooden scales. Yours certainly turned out nice. Would you recommend using RenWax for all types of wood, or just Ebony?

Looks good there Hart! How'd you achieve your satin finish on the blade?

Shane

Originally Posted by Bordee

Nice work there. I've been working with Ebony lately myself. I have never tried RenWax on wooden scales. Yours certainly turned out nice. Would you recommend using RenWax for all types of wood, or just Ebony?

It's my first time using it but there are a few threads here on the subject. For denser "oily" woods it is supposed to be ok.

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Looks good there Hart! How'd you achieve your satin finish on the blade?

Shane

I went back and forth between 600 and black emery until it looked ok, could have gone to green rouge and back to emery to finish but didn't this time.

Looks good. I'm a fan of aluminum for wedges, and would love to do some scales in ebony. Nice job.

That 5th pic really shows that beautiful detail of the
ebony. Coupling the aluminum with it paired nicely.

Thanks for sharing Hart,
In Christ
SB

Came out nicely. Next time take bullseye zinser seal coat from Lowe's or home depot and put a wash coat before the tung. Its blonde shellac it won't color the wood or tint it.ebony is an oily wood, so a flash coat of shellac seals the oils in the wood. Clean the wood with denatured alcohol or mineral spirits first then immediately apply the shellac, let sit for about four hours then scuff with 320 or 400 grit sandpaper, then begin with tung. The woods oils are sealed and the shellac Will give the tung a dry surface to bond to; all the while helping the grain pop so aesthetics are helped as well. Great job on the scales.

I recently did a BrunoBlade in Gabon ebony and did some experimenting on scraps to see what finish looked best. By a long shot, it was the bare ebony with multiple coats of Ren Wax. Ebony is HARD. It was easier working the brass wedge than it was the ebony.

Looks awesome! Great job! I actually just started my first restore project today on the same blade (I think). Yours came out REALLY nice with those ebony scales. Gives me some ideas.

I have a lot of work ahead of me if I want to get mine looking anywhere near as nice as yours. The scales that came with it look like somebody made with a chainsaw and a pinewood derby car.