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For sure, their quality control and their ability to produce to a uniform standard was not as good as today. I have had to straighten a tang. The old materials had their faults also, they could just...

I guess the easy answer as to why wood was not a traditional scale/brush handle material was that they did not have the modern sealers and finishes we have today. They used the materials they had...

Interesting thread, I was wondering how you could get a high gloss finish out of tung oil never having seen it. I guess you can't. I agree with with pixelfixed about the old style finishes. I have...