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    Good going Jelly. Thats the easy part. Now for sme cutting, sanding, filing, etc... Its not too difficult.

    Marty, ve always used cut up old t-shirts for polishing. You saying the harser paper towels work better? I thought the soft cotton was better for polish?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speedster View Post
    I've been using Simichrome since I had a bunch on hand from the espresso machine polishing days. Any opinions, Mike, on how Simichrome compares to Flitz or Maas? Working well for me so far however I haven't had too many ugly situations to clean up.
    Somebody here did a chemical analysis between the two. He said 3M was like simichrome, but on steroids.
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    I'm behind as always here, but I enjoy watching and learning from you guys-I'll get in some razors over the Christmas break I hope.

    As for liners, yes, I have learned to score my liners (brass, G10, whatever) up with low grit sandpaper, degrease with some solvent and clamp liner and scale together with epoxy. That ain't going nowhere (don't judge my English teacher double negative lol!), and I learned the hard way on some beautiful (but very fragile) wood scales last summer that it is just good practice with very thin burled blanks, even stabilized ones.

    Speaking of wood, my youngest son who works on trees has been bringing home some cherry burl, spalted maple, and other surprises. After they dry out a good bit, I plan to get them sawn into blanks for my stabilizing setup that I have yet to actually use. I really want to do some stabilized blanks with the dyes. Maybe next summer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    Good going Jelly. Thats the easy part. Now for sme cutting, sanding, filing, etc... Its not too difficult.

    Marty, ve always used cut up old t-shirts for polishing. You saying the harser paper towels work better? I thought the soft cotton was better for polish?
    Jerry-Great minds think alike. I've got bags and bags of old t-shirts and socks for polishing. I like to use very fine cloth for final polishing. And cheesecloth is great for a final burnish, especially on a wood finish like our beloved Tru-Oil. I agree that more abrasive materials are better in the earlier, more aggressive stages: 0000 steel wool, terry cloth, and the shop towels Marty speaks of.
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    Sup Aaron. Long time. On the double negative: I think you can claim artistic license on that one. Mais non?

    Edit: pardon my French
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    Sup Aaron. Long time. On the double negative: I think you can claim artistic license on that one. Mais non?

    Edit: pardon my French
    Paul-I've been called a well-read redneck by friends for years. When I get mad especially, the King's English goes out the window, and I can cuss with the best (or worst) of them. I worked my way through college in a warehouse on forklifts with working stiffs who helped me expand my vocabulary lol!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad View Post
    Paul-I've been called a well-read redneck by friends for years. When I get mad especially, the King's English goes out the window, and I can cuss with the best (or worst) of them. I worked my way through college in a warehouse on forklifts with working stiffs who helped me expand my vocabulary lol!
    Understood. I did some roofing for a few years so...nuff said
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    The C-Mon is ready for pins and then stones. The liners came out pretty well, I just need to flush the wedge a bit after I pin it. Turns out the bent pivot pin was the reason the tip was hitting the wedge. I didn't have to take any material off the wedge and it closes up fine with the bolts.

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