Thread: What are you working on?

Vintage bone (or MOP, or even tortoise - but less common - ) worked by french "tabletiers" from the XIXth century.

I try to find them beautiful brides to begin a joyful second life with.

Finished the edge on my Challenge Cutlery Razor. Just need to buff up the scales before posting a thread with pics.

This is the howard clark Damascus razor, etched.



A near 10/8 hammer finish chopper. It will be clayed for a hamon. This is SC145 steel.


An Alien2. Also SC145. Will also be clayed for a hamon.

Been working on quite a lot lately.
honed out chips in a torrey, the admral dewy, the worstenholm and the EBRO.

dismantled the worstenholm, the admiral dewy and the teirs isard frameback

polished the frameback

tried to re-glue the scales for the torrey (i did a switch of scales, the torrey came with the 'original pipe razor' scales and the wostenholm original pipe came with plain black and cream scales so i switched them between the two razors)

i repainted the gold in the original pipe scales and the old english scales.

so well and truly productive day!

Thanks to all on this forum for their inspiration!

Been working on and off on this matched pair of W&B's, they have Queen Victoria's crown stamp on them (not much left of it), had a few soaks in Evapo-Rust, slow process to lift the dirt, scales a good long soak in neatsfoot oil has done wonders. Today some sanding from 1k up, then onto the stone to finish these off.

Here's a pic when I got them:



Here's where they are now, let the sanding begin!

Those scales are fantastic.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Those scales are fantastic.

First time I tried neatsfoot oil, took me awhile to find some, but left them soaking for a week, gave them a wipe and let them dry, presto...hydrated the scales and cleaned everything up...stuff really does work! Glad to say these are all original.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Been working on and off on this matched pair of W&B's, they have Queen Victoria's crown stamp on them (not much left of it), had a few soaks in Evapo-Rust, slow process to lift the dirt, scales a good long soak in neatsfoot oil has done wonders. Today some sanding from 1k up, then onto the stone to finish these off.

Nice work and very nice looking scales. It really is too bad that 'someone' can't make the old celluloid scales and horn from the days gone bye. Ones like this and of course the 'Cracked Ice' of the Double Ducks

The soaking in Evaporust brought those blades into good looking condition. Doesn't look as if they will require much sanding.

Originally Posted by Phrank

First time I tried neatsfoot oil, took me awhile to find some, but left them soaking for a week, gave them a wipe and let them dry, presto...hydrated the scales and cleaned everything up...stuff really does work! Glad to say these are all original.

Try a little WD 40 for a final shine. I stumbled upon it. Just put a little on a piece of cloth and rub the scales; I do use the Neatsfoot Oil to soak horn scales in but the WD seems to put a nicer sheen to the scales.