Thread: What are you working on?

I did my Kanoyama with a rolling pin and used some Downy fabric softener in the soak.
Worked really well.

Pete <:-}

Well...Just holding this stuff in-hand. It's different! Probably very effective. Just very rough. Does not seem 'woven'.
Give a picture, Jerry!

Temps finally dropped enough so I could get some time at the workbench without turning into a gooey mess. Got the scales for my Fredrick to final shape and trying my hand at making collars from brass washers with my doming block. Just need to run the scales up the grits and may have a couple of re-do's on the collars, but making headway. Hopefully, it will be wedge time next weekend and the Fredrick will live again.

Got The Improved Eagle Razor back out. I've been waiting and looking at what is going to be the best way to finish the wood. I wound up using this Gun Stock Wax.

I must have put a hundred coats and it could still take a hundred more. It has that finished but not glossy finish I was looking for plus it is supposed to be good for keeping out water.

Also I darkened the engraving with several coats of gun blue.


They don't call this Super Blue for nothing. It works really quickly and really intensely. I did a coat, wipe, sand, several times and I think I am almost satisfied but probably not. I still need to unpin and rework the wedge again. I've got to get some microbolts for that.

Nice horn scales, JJ. I like your Improved Eagle too, Paul-One of my 1st straights was an Improved Eagle; it's still a sentimental favorite.

Birchwood Caseys Tru-oil is what some of us use (thanks to Outback). You can get a great seal coat and a glossy finish. It just take 8 or 10 coats. Ive wanted to try that Blueing stuff on a few tangs i know should be darkened. Hope to try it out soon.

Marty, the two linen pieces on these two strops are like new. Not dirty. Tom explained it well, like pressed material. So stiff i bet it would almost cut you if you ran your hand across the edge.
This first one Ive done nothing too...



This second one is the one i worked hard to soften up. I will do some more soaking and rolling as it is getting closer to useable...



Its all fun anyway. BTW, in the picks the handles are in the air. Not suported. So you can see the second one is a little less stiff. Still too course for me.

Nice to see a little progress from everyone’s projects. I wish I had time, soon enough I suppose.

Originally Posted by JellyJar

Temps finally dropped enough so I could get some time at the workbench without turning into a gooey mess. Got the scales for my Fredrick to final shape and trying my hand at making collars from brass washers with my doming block. Just need to run the scales up the grits and may have a couple of re-do's on the collars, but making headway. Hopefully, it will be wedge time next weekend and the Fredrick will live again.

Like Aaron said I like the horn. I really like the way you cut it to place the colors of the mottling. I look forward to seeing the finished product.

Jerry, I looked at Tru Oil. I may use that at some point. For this particular one I wanted a very vintage look and I just thought the wax would keep it looking new but still old...if that made any sense...

Originally Posted by Gasman

Birchwood Caseys Tru-oil is what some of us use (thanks to Outback). You can get a great seal coat and a glossy finish. It just take 8 or 10 coats. Ive wanted to try that Blueing stuff on a few tangs i know should be darkened. Hope to try it out soon.

Marty, the two linen pieces on these two strops are like new. Not dirty. Tom explained it well, like pressed material. So stiff i bet it would almost cut you if you ran your hand across the edge.
This first one Ive done nothing too...



This second one is the one i worked hard to soften up. I will do some more soaking and rolling as it is getting closer to useable...



Its all fun anyway. BTW, in the picks the handles are in the air. Not suported. So you can see the second one is a little less stiff. Still too course for me.

Tried to get some close-ups. Looks like thin fabric top and bottom with something (Plastic?) sandwiched in the middle.
Hot-pressed/Rolled?