Thread: Pair of Wostenholms

A pair of Wostenholms that I got around to restoring. Both have walnut scales with a walnut spacer.

Nice job! The walnut looks great here. Love to see a few more photos, especially of the wedge, if you have any laying around.

Cheers,

A before picture of the hollow ground razor. The wedge didn't have scales.

Black walnut has a very open grain. Consider filling the wood before the final finish next time. If you can see shiny pits in the finish the grain is not filled. You can use the finish to fill the grain or there are commercial filler available.

Thanks, would varnish work as a filler?

Originally Posted by CamaroZ28

Thanks, would varnish work as a filler?

Yes. It will probably take several coats. Put a coat on cut it back, put a coat on cut it back. Repeat until filled. There are just too many ways to do it to list here.
In my gunsmithing days I used something I called the mud method. I thinned my stock finish with mineral spirits and sanded starting with 320 wet/dry paper to form a mud. Then I would wipe off the mud with a paper towel. You don't have to be too careful about removing all the mud the first coat. Make sure you use a backing . I always liked hard felt. Let dry and repeat but wipe all the surface mud off this time. Next with 400 grit , then 600 grit and if all the pores are filled then 1200 grit and a final rub with linseed oil and rottenstone. Takes awhile to master the process but gives a beautiful satin finish even a Purdy trained gunsmith liked. For a gloss finish you wipe on the thinned finish and wipe it all off with a lint free cloth. You must wipe it all off or you will have streaks you can't get out. After several coats it will shine like a new penny with no finish build up. Way over kill probably for wood scales.
GSixxgun has a quick simple method posted here somewhere using superglue that works very well for scales. I suggest you try that on your next set of wood scales.

Thanks, I'm more of a metal worker, don't deal with wood very often so this is helpful. I'll keep it in mind for the next set of scales.

Beautiful razor. Well done.