Like Tree91252Likes

Thread: What are you working on?

  1. #10701
    Senior Member blabbermouth engine46's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2014
    Location
    Republic of Texas
    Posts
    7,810
    Thanked: 1744
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default

    B52 had that bowl all chucked up!

  2. #10702
    Senior Member Porl's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2016
    Posts
    688
    Thanked: 123

    Default

    I have a bowl I made at school, sometime back in the last century. I have just been using it to throw keys and loose change into. Now I see this, it occurs to me that it could be used as a shaving bowl!

    What do you treat the wood with to make it suitable for shave lather and water?

    Thank you in advance for your advice.
    Fact: Opinions are not the same as facts... Well, that's my opinion anyway

  3. #10703
    Skeptical Member Gasman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Location
    Colorado Springs
    Posts
    10,473
    Thanked: 2182

    Default

    Managed to get these ready for hand work.
    For all the newbies out there, the scales and wedge work had all been done with a hand operated Coping Saw and a Harbor Freight Belt Sander. Less than 80 bucks. Now its time for the hand sanding. The horn scales were something that I got given to me. They were extra thick, warped and not a very pleasing shape so I was able to rework them. Now I just hope I can get that same finish on them so it blends right. Wedges will be touched up with the hand sanding but they are very close now.
    Thanks for looking.
    Name:  20170912_165006.jpg
Views: 153
Size:  60.0 KBName:  20170912_165039.jpg
Views: 152
Size:  57.2 KBName:  20170912_170234.jpg
Views: 142
Size:  58.1 KB
    Last edited by Gasman; 09-12-2017 at 11:07 PM.
    It's just Sharpening, right?
    Jerry...

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to Gasman For This Useful Post:

    Geezer (09-13-2017)

  5. #10704
    Senior Member blabbermouth RezDog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
    Posts
    14,383
    Thanked: 4820

    Default

    Nice progress pict Jerry. When I first started making scales I was not mocking up early and as a result wound up going back and forth a little until I figure out to mock up several times along the way and only move forward.
    engine46, outback and Gasman like this.
    It's not what you know, it's who you take fishing!

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to RezDog For This Useful Post:

    Gasman (09-13-2017)

  7. #10705
    Str8Faced Gent. MikeB52's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Location
    Orangeville, Ontario
    Posts
    8,373
    Thanked: 4200
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Porl View Post
    What do you treat the wood with to make it suitable for shave lather and water?

    Thank you in advance for your advice.
    Good question. For the inside, unless someone suggests something different I was going to go with ca since it is so waterproof.
    Exterior, probably either try a French polish again, or an oil.
    Not sure how water resistant shellac is.
    Haven't gotten that far yet, hehe.
    "Depression is just anger,, without the enthusiasm."
    Steven Wright
    https://mobro.co/michaelbolton65?mc=5

  8. The Following User Says Thank You to MikeB52 For This Useful Post:

    Porl (09-13-2017)

  9. #10706
    Senior Member xiaotuzi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2016
    Location
    NH
    Posts
    1,924
    Thanked: 1363

    Default

    I fixed a broken scale on a Packwood. I got this online a few years ago to match one that I already had that was found locally. Really hard to get a matched pair of Packwoods together so I went for it even with a broken scale. Now I have a two-razor case on the way to put them in, nothing real special but in decent enough shape, so I figured it was time to fix it. I used superglue to bond to back together, it was a nice split for this. Then I filled any cavities that were left with black horn dust and a drop of superglue. Smoothed out nicely.

    I'm not doing too much more to them. They have some patina and spots but it's similar on both and show the age. I just cleaned them and a little Mother's polish, not much. I didn't want to unpin these, I want the rosettes with the original pins intact. So, this is how they will remain and all I have left is to hone them both and wait for the case to arrive.
    Name:  IMG_3903.jpg
Views: 145
Size:  49.1 KBName:  IMG_3904.jpg
Views: 145
Size:  20.9 KBName:  IMG_3905.jpg
Views: 141
Size:  50.6 KBName:  IMG_3910.jpg
Views: 150
Size:  41.7 KB
    "Go easy"

  10. The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to xiaotuzi For This Useful Post:

    ajkenne (09-14-2017), dinnermint (09-13-2017), engine46 (09-13-2017), Geezer (09-13-2017), MikeB52 (09-13-2017), RezDog (09-13-2017), sharptonn (09-13-2017)

  11. #10707
    Senior Member blabbermouth outback's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    Akron, Ohio
    Posts
    11,924
    Thanked: 4300

    Default

    Nice save Tuzi.!
    Brothers, together again. [emoji482]
    Mike

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to outback For This Useful Post:

    xiaotuzi (09-13-2017)

  13. #10708
    Senior Member xiaotuzi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2016
    Location
    NH
    Posts
    1,924
    Thanked: 1363

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    Nice save Tuzi.!
    Brothers, together again. [emoji482]
    Yeah! Here's a picture I took of the third brother. It's at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont though.
    Name:  IMG_2952.jpg
Views: 128
Size:  16.2 KB
    "Go easy"

  14. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to xiaotuzi For This Useful Post:

    ajkenne (09-14-2017), sharptonn (09-13-2017)

  15. #10709
    Razor Vulture sharptonn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Lone Star State
    Posts
    25,827
    Thanked: 8588

    Default

    Great repair, Tuzi!

    I am gonna look around here. Something familiar about that........
    Last edited by sharptonn; 09-13-2017 at 12:53 AM.

  16. The Following User Says Thank You to sharptonn For This Useful Post:

    xiaotuzi (09-13-2017)

  17. #10710
    Giveaway Guy Dieseld's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Location
    Reading MI
    Posts
    4,784
    Thanked: 1586

    Default

    Now who would EVER believe you'd say something like that Tom
    Look sharp and smell nice for the ladies.~~~Benz
    Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring ― Marilyn Monroe

  18. The Following User Says Thank You to Dieseld For This Useful Post:

    outback (09-13-2017)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •