Thread: EBRO

I recently aquired this Joseph Wostenholm EBRO. On the blade it has "Americans Ask For Nothing 'O.K' Bu the Best"

Does any one have a clear image of this?

Is there anway i can enhance this without making it disapear entirely? (i handsand to restore)



Cheers

You might want to check inthe groups. Someone could have posted a pic a long time ago.

One way to enhance the engraving is use black enamel paint and drag the edge of a business card across the paint. The card will push the paint into the engraving while scraping it off of the unengraved par of the blade. At least you can then see where not to sand and you can easily remove the paint with paint thinner. You can use gun bluing as well, but it is not as easy to remove. I usually start with the paint technique, just to see what condition the etch is in.

On a similar etching, to start, I washed the area well with a brush and organic cleaner. I then used MEK and then Acetone to assure no grease or such was left on the piece. I used gun blacking compound...an acid, and rinsed it immediately. Washed it very well and used baking soda in the water. Then i dried it completely. I washed some FILM lapping sheets and then when they were dry I started to gently wet sand the top surface and I rinsed the sheets often. The use of film and constant rinsing allow the flat and non deforming film to stay on the surface and not get down into the pores. A wet dry paper or any polish builds up some grits in the pores and will wash away the defining edges of any pore or information that is above the background or sunk into the surface.
This method has worked for me on a few of my own razors. I do not recommend it to use, but offer it as a solution with some parts that may apply to your problem.
~Richard

It's a brick, dooey! Rub it good with polish and tape/hone it up! HAR! Should shave the dickens!

Originally Posted by criswilson10

One way to enhance the engraving is use black enamel paint and drag the edge of a business card across the paint. The card will push the paint into the engraving while scraping it off of the unengraved par of the blade. At least you can then see where not to sand and you can easily remove the paint with paint thinner. You can use gun bluing as well, but it is not as easy to remove. I usually start with the paint technique, just to see what condition the etch is in.

Cheers i like this idea.

geezer i think that might be a touch too advanced for me.

i will see how i go, if i can't do too much to it i might just do what i can to remove any of the back/grey staining with polish and 0000 steelwool and go from there.

cheers for thw help

Nice find. I remember reading someone using vinegar to darken an etch and then polishing it to brighten the surrounding metal, but that was with a deep etch. Not sure if it would work in a shallow etch like that. What are those scales made from.

Here is one that I did last night to bring up the etch using the method above and only .3 micron lapping film.
Since the original etch is very shallow, I had not noticed it until I went to hone the razor last night. Half an hour later I was able to bring out this much of the original.They may or may not come back according to how long they have been in damp conditions and the amount of patina over them. Some will come up without any blacking and the blacking will really help the deep etches in the blade before restoring. Still; use only lapping film to get the best surface without eroding the edges of the etch.
Your fun may vary!
~Richard
Oh, Mappin and Webb, "Shilling Razor"

Originally Posted by Geezer

Here is one that I did last night to bring up the etch using the method above and only .3 micron lapping film.
Since the original etch is very shallow, I had not noticed it until I went to hone the razor last night. Half an hour later I was able to bring out this much of the original.They may or may not come back according to how long they have been in damp conditions and the amount of patina over them. Some will come up without any blacking and the blacking will really help the deep etches in the blade before restoring. Still; use only lapping film to get the best surface without eroding the edges of the etch.
Your fun may vary!
~Richard
Oh, Mappin and Webb, "Shilling Razor"

that looks tempting, that came up pretty damn fantastic, is there any chance i can get you to do sort of a tutorial with pictures and a bit of a description? please!

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Nice find. I remember reading someone using vinegar to darken an etch and then polishing it to brighten the surrounding metal, but that was with a deep etch. Not sure if it would work in a shallow etch like that. What are those scales made from.

the etch is really shallow, and i think the scales are some sort of mildly transparent plastic (celluloid or the like)