Thread: First one off the buffers!

Great work. The satin finish and texture of the scales is a winner. Nice!

Originally Posted by medicevans

Looks great!! How long did it take you start to finish vs hand sanding? I am REALLY REALLY REALLY wanting to get a buffer. I think it's going to have to be my next purchase.

Well...I was very careful with this one...I actually sent Glen a PM 'cause I thought I may have overdone it....he calmed me down.

I'd say it took about 2 hours on the greaseless. There were some big pits under the spine. But....it also didn't get any polishing compounds, which would have added time.

Hand sanding takes a long time, for sure. The biggest difference I noticed was on the 80 grit, compared to sitting at the bench with a stack of 3M 220! That was the money grit for sure. The reality is that I was so excited doing the whole thing that I completely lost track of time.

I've wanted to get a buffer/grinder for a while, but I also wanted to delay gratification for a couple reasons....and each reason was worked on during a restore...ie: I'm not getting a buffer this month, because this month I'm going to work on rounding my scales edges.....etc. etc. .....I know myself very well....and if I knew that if I jumped in too fast, I'd miss the details that are so crucial....centred pins, peening, wedge fitting....and all the other good stuff.

Very well done, I like the satin finish on blades. While the mirror finish is great I think we all to often forget how nice the satin finish looks an many blades.