First one off the buffers!

Hi all,

This is a particularly great post for me. Up to this point I've hand sanded all of my blades. Well, with a little money saved here and there, I've been able to afford a variable speed grinder, the greaseless compounds, and the wheels.

This is my very first attempt at the compounds. I wanted this one to be a satin finish, because I don't own anything like that. So I left it after 600, and used Bocote and Tung oil for the scales. I didn't buff the scales either, just a quick hand rub. Bone wedge.

She's a 7/8 W&B, and she's awesome.

Here you go:Attachment 76045Attachment 76044Attachment 76043

Looks fantastic :-) Do you have any 'bedore' photos?

Cheers,

Aaron.

Never knew that saved money can give such a good result. Beautiful razor! And cigar also.

Very nice work!

I'd celebrate by firing up that Cohiba. Congratulations!

Very, very nice!

Nice job Maxi. Scales & razor complement each other well .

What a fantastic looking razor, perfect finish classic understated all finished with such good tatse. I love it.

Jamie.

Maxi

Pat yourself on the back for that one. That razor has a very marketable look to it. Great job as we all can readily see.

JERRY
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Great job! Love it!

Very nice, outstanding!!! I love it, and the good choice of tung/oil finish, used a lot of it on rifle stocks and Other furniture, great stuff!!

You can be quite proud of this one !!

tinkersd

Very nice work. I like that type of satin finish.

I like the finish of both the wood and the blade. Nice job.

I love it. The blade looks brand new - not restored. The scales are perfectly beautiful, what wonderful eyecandy for any collection. PM me for addressing information so that you can put me in your will for that razor :deal:

Very nice! Excellent match of blade and scales. I really like the finish on the blade.

Lookin' good Maxi! :)

lovely job on both blade and scales. I do like a satin finish
Grant

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.

Welcome to the club :rock:. Looking stellar. You'll have lots of fun. Enjoy, but be careful. Wear a mask and safety goggles at all times when using the buffer.

A knockout. KO for sure. Just gorgeous work.

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

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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.

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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.