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Post all you want! BUT, you have to show pictures.... That's the rule :D

Anyway, those 'scratch' or 'swirl' marks that the red compound left can be further buffed out. Try using maas, or...

Jeez!

I forgot about this post!

The red rouge works great, however you will notice that as you turn the blade face, the wheels leave a 'jeweling' swirrly look (to be technical :D).

I've...

For the time spent it does look good. I'll admit that.
I'm just not that proficient with the 'puffs' yet. I think perhaps if I could clamp down either the dremel or the blade to work on it...

Thanks!
I'll bookmark that site. Right now I have more wood and projects than I have time!

So many razors, so little time...........

Chris

Thanks! I really like that 'Curly Birch' that you used on the set you made! I wish I could find some around here.....

C utz

I've tried these too. I've found that as the 'puff' wears with use you start to get stray sections that file more than the rest. These stray sections do leave scratches in the blades I've worked...

WELL, here is the final product:

5/8+" Joseph Rodgers&Son's (Sheffield); 3pin; brass end spacer; bloodwood scales (3 coats Truoil/1 coat renaissance wax), brass and blue plastic liners....

AND a change of plans!

The W&B 'Special' is not cleaning up as well as I'd hoped. BUT, the scales are almost finished, SO I decided to use the blade from an equally deserving razor. I have a...

Thanks!

I'm not completely happy with it, but will wait and see when I am done sanding and polishing. Perhaps I'll have a Vlad moment....let the razor sit away for a bit, and come back to it. ...

Alright, here's where I am....

1. I DO NOT have the patience that Vlad has to sand metal.
2. Prior to adding epoxy to scales, rough the surfaces to be glued, CLEAN WELL (ethanol), and add...

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SO, when these separate the next time, I'll know to clean them with alcohol first... :D

Hm. That one must have slipped my mind.....

(sigh)

Anyway, it's the 24hr curing 'stuff'. The two...

Firestart, what glues do you have?

WELL, here is what I did.....
I got out the other glue I have on the shelf, "Gorilla Glue".
I was able to easily separate the scales from the liners...

CALAMITY!

Uh-OH!

SOoooooooooooo.
This might be a silly question to ask now, but, what do you guys suggest for gluing wood to brass that is STRONGER than T-88?

Any suggestions?!

C utz

WELL, it seems I threw away or used up the damn rubber cement long ago. SO, I had to improvise. I took scotch tape and rolled it to double-sided. Placed rolls of that up the inside of the...

I don't know if it 'was' double stamped, but it does look as though it might have been. I'm thinking that it originally had the W&B sheffileld info on the front, and they placed it on the back, or...

WELL, the scales (aka bluefooted-boobies) are dried...or at least the T-88 epoxy is :) Tonight I'll be cleaning off the excess epoxy (I'll go with the dremel on the sides, and hand sanding on the...

Great! Thanks Vlad!!

That IS useful info. It is unseasonably warm here right now so it should take no more than 24 hrs.

On a different note, I was sandin' metal tonight (one of my favorite...

LOL!
Ok! OK! Here are the pictures (sheesh!)
Sorry for the delay. I wrote that while I was at work (yes I have to go in this weekend), and expected to be home shortly there after...not 7hours...

So, today I decided to get my 'feet wet' trying to fashion a set of scales from scratch. (images will be posted on the bottom)

I started my first 'full' overhaul/restoration. I have a 6/8...