I use a drum sander to make the dust, and sand the blade from spine to edge almost exclusively, but will use the rouge and Cr/Ox , length wise on a rag. Its hard to duplicate, and easier to find something that works for you.
Printable View
Hadn't really thought about using polishing compounds on rags. I should have one of those hard Harbor Freight rouge bars here somewhere. It was too hard to load a wheel with when I got it! I may try experimenting with it when I have the opportunity.
Thanks again Mike.
Finished the Wosty, tonight.
Couldn't use the original collars, they were too far gone. About the time things tightened up, the pins went through, and they popped off. Luckily JP5 had sent me some replacements from Mr. Kenny, and a bit of brass rod from the bench, the original wedge, and it's alive once more.
Attachment 288249
Attachment 288250
Honed n ready ta go..!
Attachment 288251
Attachment 288252
Thanks for the Razor, Tom. Its nice to see kinfolk reunited.
Attachment 288253
Just got this. Looks like only surface rust and patina and some scratches that I hope to clean up. There appears to be some bluing or black stain on the tang that I want to avoid destroying in the cleaning process. Any suggestions for how to either clean it or restore it after cleaning?
ANy information on thi is razor would be greatly appreciated.
Attachment 288267
Attachment 288268
Attachment 288269
Attachment 288270
You can restore it with regular cold bluing from the sporting arms store. Bluing is very oil sensitive though and to avoid blank spots nitrile gloves, and clean everything really well with acetone or nail polish remover.
Nice job Mike. That turned out really well.
As far as bluing, ive been wanting to try this myself, just havent gotten around to it. Figure is you loose the blue while restoring, its no big deal, as you can re-blu it.
Interesting web article comparing various bluing agents. His final conclusion is that just polishing metal without bluing provides the greatest corrosion resistance. Makes me wonder why the bluing was used on razors at all - just for appearance?
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/gun...ts-w-pics.html
That Wostenholm came out great Mike. The new collars looks good. Are those silver scales original to that Wostenholm?
I was wondering if oil would help load the rag, so I'm glad you mentioned that. Thanks
T
I finally got this one finished up. Just a plain jane W&B, 13/16 near wedge. It didn't come with any scales, so I made some period replicas that I thought would compliment the blade shape. Separate post in the restoration thread with more pics. Enjoy!
Attachment 288328Attachment 288329Attachment 288330Attachment 288331