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Now I'm working on this bottle of talisker storm and a padron 1926 Churchill :)

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I decided to make my parents and my in laws a custom end grain cutting board for my upcoming wedding. They turned out so good I made myself one Too!
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So can I sign up to be a guinea pig, Sharpton custom strop beta tester??

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I would say absolutely yes!

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Thanks Mike. I just spit Moscow mule out my nose!

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Thanks. It's always nice when restores turn out better than planned. Especially when so many cause hours of frustration.

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Unfortunately I'm already sipping whiskey, or it would be on the hones already. I'll pull out the good camera for a photo session tomorrow after its honed. Should be a fun shave, I have about 3...

Thanks guys. The thought of bluing it never even crossed my mind. I'm so glad I did! The little imperfections are hidden in the blue now, and it's simply stunning in person. I'll be honing it up and...

In person it's almost black. I'll try and take some better pictures later.

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Brownells oxpho blue. Didn't really count coats, probably between 4 and 6. I wanted it dark.

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Alrighty. All pinned up and ready for the hones. Lignum vitae scales match the profile of the originals. The original wedge wasn't letting the blade close much at all, so I replaced it with a...

Here she is next to a 9/8 fbu. Gives a sense of the size, and the coloring effect of bluing. Thanks RezDog!!!!
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Oh man. That may have been the best piece of advice I've utilized in a long time. Letting it set for a minute before I wax it, pics shortly

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Ok I have blue. Just wasn't planning on using it on this blade. What benefits would there be from using the method you mentioned vs leaving it as is? I'm always down to try new things, and my dad...

Ok, I think it's as good as its going to get. I'm very pleased with how it's turned out. No power tools, no abrasives. Just some polish, steel wool, and elbow grease.
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Well between hones, razors, my lathe, and my newest hobby of making alcohol I do seem to not have enough time in a day to do everything I would like. That GB is the before pic, I'll post a recent one...

Today we were snowed in, so I broke out my newly acquired GB anchor. I'm not doing much to the blade. It's only got a tiny spot that was active rust, and the patina looks great. The horn handles were...

Shoot, I'm letting mine soak for 48 hours.

Its the same stuff the shokwood guy uses, and I've seen plenty of brushes made out of that. So I bet it works great. Pressure pot and molds are my next endeavor, glad to see someone else doing it too.

Yea in theory I don't think it's supposed to work. However, I keep getting bubbles after letting it soak not in vaccum. My hand pump only allows me to go to 25 or 26", so I realise I'm not getting...

I think cactus juice is the same stuff. The directions, catalyst, warnings, bake time and temp are the same. My buckeye burl blank has been in for 36 hours, 12 on 12 off rotations for the vacuum, and...

I just did the same thing, but with a hand brake bleeder pump from harbor freight. I can max out at around 25". What stabilizer did you use?

I finally got my stabilizing vacuum chamber up and running. I have a really nice piece of buckeye burl sitting in some cactus juice at about 25" mercury. It's going to be my next brush, hopefully...

More info on those sanding drums please. I hate the transition from 600 to emory, and have yet to perfect my methods. That system looks like it works wonderfully.

Thanks man. Ive had this one for a while, and just started going through some old blades to get ready for sale. Im excited to put this one on the hones.