Wosty rescue

**onimaru55** · 03-07-2010, 12:53 PM

This is a later model (post 1890) Wosty that originally came in a while back, just for honing, was virtually NOS apart from a crappy edge
Original pic with nice gold etch. Pic 1

The owner put tea-tree (Melaleuca) oil on it & it then looked like pics 2&3. Very sad & very different result from Camellia oil which comes from a tree that we make tea from. I can see how this mistake could happen with a bit of lateral thinking.

I was pretty sure the gold was going to be a dead loss but I planned to save the etch so no papers touched this one except for some 800 grit at the toe end on that little black spot near the spine on the mark side. The pivot area on the tang was cleaned up with 3M radial bristle discs from 120 - 400 grit, on a Dremel. Then I started with a coarse cut compound on a medium hard scotchbrite wheel & progressed up to a soft loose leaf buff with Autosol polishing compound. All up used 6 different compounds spread over about 8 different mops. I did celebrate with a Martini after finishing.
It's now waiting for its second honing so I can already vouch for the shave quality from prior experience.
Schmooove

**Joed** · 03-07-2010, 01:10 PM

Excellemt Save!

Too bad the gold wash was lost but you were able to save the etching and from what I can see there is not hint of the lost gold wash so nobody will ever know except the owner and us. Gold wash on a blade looks great but is so fragile I almost prefer it wasn't there at all to begin with.

**Villalobos** · 03-07-2010, 05:29 PM

Nice save on the etching! I just found out it's not an easy job to save any blade etch even a deep one. Like the fact that etching doesn't take well at all to a buffer wheel. Next time its hand sanding only.

**gssixgun** · 03-07-2010, 06:09 PM

WHOA !!!!!

The the OZ man strikes !!!!

Oz that came out great brother, very nice save indeed...

That baby looks brand new again..

**shutterbug** · 03-07-2010, 06:31 PM

AWESOME!!!!
A most excellent save Oz.

**Buddel** · 03-07-2010, 06:38 PM

What a beauty. Very well restored

**baldy** · 03-08-2010, 12:43 AM

Wow, nice save
The Wizard of Oz does his magic again.
G.

**onimaru55** · 03-08-2010, 09:45 AM

Thanx guys. It was lucky the rust was only weeks old rather than 100 years old & that the etch was deep & crisp but I think she'll get the right oil from now on.

**Stubear** · 03-08-2010, 10:50 AM

Great job!

It looks fantastic!

**mainaman** · 03-08-2010, 12:10 PM

I saw the pic of the damaged blade and I said "Oh man..."
then I saw the pics of the restored blade, and I sad "OMG'
great work.

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