Thread: What are you working on?

Got the blade cleaned. Rust really was only on the surface. I was able to scrape most of it off with an old DE blade. I used my Dremel with a progression of the Brillo-pad abrasive pads followed by buffing with some green crayon on a felt Dremel pad. That seemed to work quite well. I only have a bit of scratch left to remove.





There is some rust on the jimps near the pivot. I will have to remove the scales to get at that and re-blue the tang. Not feeling too confident about that and will have to Do some research about safely removing the pins and cleaning up the scales which seem to be in pretty good shape.

Originally Posted by DZEC

There is some rust on the jimps near the pivot. I will have to remove the scales to get at that and re-blue the tang. Not feeling too confident about that and will have to Do some research about safely removing the pins and cleaning up the scales which seem to be in pretty good shape.

An old toothbrush with some metal polish on the bristles will do wonders for that rust between the scales at the pivot. I use Mothers but MASS, Blue Magic etc will work for you.

While they are a little hard to find the last I knew Rite-Aid carried a firm or medium toothbrush. Also a denture brush can be trimmed to fit.

OPTIONAL: I also use some liquid Dawn dish soap to clean the polish off the pivot area and to clean the bristles. I have an air compressor that works great to blow any moisture out of the pivot.

I hope this is of some help.

Ready for the stones tonight.
Bethlehem Olive Wood scales and wedge. Finished with 8 coats of Tru-oil, dressing up a 13/16 full hollow Imperial.
It was pitted but not too badly. A little time hand sanding and a touch up on the buffer got it cleaned up. Brass Collars, inner washers, and pins. The blade had a slight bend in it so it took some special pinning to get lined up but it centers.

Before and after pics...


I really like the look of this wood.

This is an incredible transformation Jerry! Outstanding work!

Self wedging scales:



LINK for how to do it with photos:
-making-self-wedging-scalesl

Enjoy!
~Richard

Originally Posted by cudarunner

An old toothbrush with some metal polish on the bristles will do wonders for that rust between the scales at the pivot. I use Mothers but MASS, Blue Magic etc will work for you.

While they are a little hard to find the last I knew Rite-Aid carried a firm or medium toothbrush. Also a denture brush can be trimmed to fit.

OPTIONAL: I also use some liquid Dawn dish soap to clean the polish off the pivot area and to clean the bristles. I have an air compressor that works great to blow any moisture out of the pivot.

I hope this is of some help.

I found an old denture brush - don’t ask. Your suggestion worked so fast I didn't believe it at first. I guess the rust was only on the surface.

I will still have to pop the scales to reblue the tang, but that is for another day.

Reset the bevel and honed on Norton 4/8 finishing on a Vermio. Really nice smooth shave.

Thanks again Cudarunner.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Ready for the stones tonight.
Bethlehem Olive Wood scales and wedge. Finished with 8 coats of Tru-oil, dressing up a 13/16 full hollow Imperial.
It was pitted but not too badly. A little time hand sanding and a touch up on the buffer got it cleaned up. Brass Collars, inner washers, and pins. The blade had a slight bend in it so it took some special pinning to get lined up but it centers.

I really like the look of this wood.

That wood is gorgeous. You produce amazing wood scales and manage to really bring out the depth of the grain pattern - almost looks 3-dimensional.

Some barkeeper's friend works great on the toothbrush as well for rust.

Gasman, great scales there! I really like Olivewood!

It appears that Jerry is getting the making of wood scales fairly dialed in.
It’s hard to find a regular tooth brush these days that is stiff enough for cleaning rust. I too have been using a denture toothbrush.

Thanks guys. I enjoy it. And thanks to Outback for instructions on the Tru-oil. The stuff really works well. Going to strat two more sets on my next weekend.