Thread: Manhattan Cutlery Co.

Love the satin finish

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That is an excellent straight razor. Very well done!

Two questions for you...

1. Can you send me a link to the vendor of the collars ( via PM)?
2. How did you achieve the satin finish? What sequence of steps did you use?

Thanks, Randy Tuttle

Originally Posted by randydance062449

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That is an excellent straight razor. Very well done!

Two questions for you...

1. Can you send me a link to the vendor of the collars ( via PM)?
2. How did you achieve the satin finish? What sequence of steps did you use?

Thanks, Randy Tuttle

Hey Randy. I have sent you a PM with vendors details

As for my satin finish, I have read here on SRP the way to achieve a nice satin finish is to take the steel to a full gloss/mirror then apply the satin finish over that.

So, first I clean up the steel with 3M Marine and very fine steel wool. Now lots of hand sanding using WD40 as lubricant. Started at 400 grit working through to 2000, removing all scratches from the previous grit before progressing. When I start on a new grit I always work across the previous grits scratch pattern. This makes it much easier to see the removal of the previous scratch pattern.

Now on to the buffer. I start with black compound on a 4 inch spiral sewn cotton wheel. Then on to blue followed by red compound on a 4 inch soft flannel (swansdown) wheel. All my wheels and compounds are from Caswell. I then polish the steel with Maas. This process will apply a nice deep gloss to the steel. I can't achieve a true mirror finish with my kit but it doesn't matter.

Now I can apply the satin finish. On the buffer I use a 6 inch green scrubber (scotchbrite style) wheel. Very light pressure is used with this wheel. I am still refining my tecnique here but I am learning with each razor.

This procedure is time consuming, but the end results are worth it and I enjoy the process. Hope this helps.

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Thanks for being so specific in describing the steps of your process. It was the use of the 6" green scrubber wheel, Scotchbrite type, that I was after.

The scrubber is the only thing you use for that finish? Great info. Doing it by hand and with sandpaper is what Ive read and done. This would be much easier.

A.J.s collars are a good product. I think a lot of us use them. I try to point guys his way every chance I can.

Originally Posted by Gasman

The scrubber is the only thing you use for that finish?

Jerry, I had used sandpaper a number of times, trying different grits and sanding techniques to get a nice looking satin. But I couldn't get a decent satin finish, no matter what I did with the sandpaper. I bought the green scrubber wheel not really expecting much, but after trying it I was pleasantly surprised.

Well, thanks for sharing it. Now I got to vo out and buy one.