Thread: W. Greaves & Sons, thumb notch, restoration

Congratulations on a superb job!

Beautiful... beautiful eork there man !!! I am so trully impressed!!!

That razor came out magnificent. Love the satin look on the blade. How do you achieve that look if you don't mind me asking? Almost looks like a regrind.

Damn...gotta spend more time exercising your technique...who knows maybe in a few years i can popup something like this...Hatsoff to you and your work sir! Impressive to say the least!

Originally Posted by 719Logan

That razor came out magnificent. Love the satin look on the blade. How do you achieve that look if you don't mind me asking? Almost looks like a regrind.

Thank you! Yes, I went with a satin finish on the blade faces on this one. To do this I first hand sanded the blade to a near mirror finish, then I went back and applied the satin finish by using sandpaper carefully from spine to edge. Start with the high grits like 2000, then 1500, 1000, and probably stopped at 800 on this one, dry. It's like coats of paint. Then 800 with wd40, then back to 2000 with 0.5 micron diamond paste to give a warm glow. Then go back and touch up the polish on the spine and tang. Protect it with a thin coat of Tuf-Glide so it doesn't attract rust when in use. This one is still performing great, I use it regularly, which is the real joy of it!

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Thank you! Yes, I went with a satin finish on the blade faces on this one. To do this I first hand sanded the blade to a near mirror finish, then I went back and applied the satin finish by using sandpaper carefully from spine to edge. Start with the high grits like 2000, then 1500, 1000, and probably stopped at 800 on this one, dry. It's like coats of paint. Then 800 with wd40, then back to 2000 with 0.5 micron diamond paste to give a warm glow. Then go back and touch up the polish on the spine and tang. Protect it with a thin coat of Tuf-Glide so it doesn't attract rust when in use. This one is still performing great, I use it regularly, which is the real joy of it!

By chance did you use something like plastic electrical tape to protect the spine while you were sanding?

Originally Posted by cudarunner

By chance did you use something like plastic electrical tape to protect the spine while you were sanding?

Nope, but that's not a bad idea! I just went easy with it and was careful. If I happen to go over the edge and onto the spine (which happens a little), I go back after the satin finish is complete and clean that up with high grit sandpaper (3 or 4k) wrapped around a popsicle stick, then polish like Mother's on a thin cloth wrapped around the popsicle stick. Having a hard flat back like that keeps it crisp on the edge between spine and satin.