Thread: What are you working on?

I wanted to some razor work but had to urgently do the walnut .. so i went for a walnut core made of walnut wood :d .. below are the final result and the inspirational real life model

Well while my latest completed project isn't about straight razors, it does have to do with steel. Sadly I didn't take before pictures so let me try to have you picture how it looked 'before'.

Someone had used a hammer on the 'spine' apparently to use it as some kind of a wood splitter or something and had used a grinder to 'sharpen' it.

I filed the damage out of the spine on the sides and the top and then went to work to remove the harsh and deep grinder marks. It took a lot of sandpaper but I finally got it presentable. It belongs to my very good friend (Ski) who has helped me with many wood working projects including this one.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...forgotten.html

He had it out in his workshop displayed above his work bench, when he got it back (my daughter delivered it as they live in the same town) he emailed me and asked "Where's 'MY' Cleaver"? The next time I went to visit with him the cleaver wasn't in the shop, it was displayed in his kitchen!

I guess he was pleased!

I'd coated the steel and wood with Renaissance Wax so hopefully my work will look the same for quite awhile.

I hope all will enjoy!

Wow, there is some amazing talent on this forum! Pretty sure we could rebuild the world in a few weeks if we had to.

Recently I obtained a straight razor which came in a wooden paddle-strop case. At first I just bought for some razor restoring practise, didn't care for the case. As soon as it arrived the razor seems to be restorable but the scale where rubbish, so they need tot be replaced and there I got myself a another restoring job. At this moment I do not have the tools or the materials tot do that, so to be continued.
But here it comes, the case turned out to be a beauty (under the skin) and stil functioning properly, as in the opening mechanisme and top lit open and close smoothly. So I started to restore the case, and that's where you guy's come in handy because I need some tips. Pictures first!

The case with the original, totally degraded, leather.

Removing the leather pads on both sides.

And some sanding.


I'm planning to sand it first, then repaint it with a medium-dark to dark varnish, and cover the bottom of the case with some fabric, any tips on what to use? This is how the inside looks now.


After that I'm gonna replace the top and bottom with a new strip of leather, but I've got no idea what kind of leather to look for.

Noxa, denim would be a good fabric to use. Also good as a linen replacement if stropped on lightly. As for leather, in the US I'd ask Hidestoart for suggestions. In Europe I would seek Neil's advice in Great Britain.

remember the toys with geared circles and holes that drew "flowers",.. well I thought of it and found some plans (free available), modified them a bit, had them laser cut out and the kids are enjoying them already

darn I'm not doing razors at all..

Originally Posted by miha

remember the toys with geared circles and holes that drew "flowers",.. well I thought of it and found some plans (free available), modified them a bit, had them laser cut out and the kids are enjoying them already

darn I'm not doing razors at all..

I remember that, you're talking about Spirograph!

Originally Posted by Phrank

I remember that, you're talking about Spirograph!

exactly!!! your's is a bit more advanced level

Originally Posted by miha

exactly!!! your's is a bit more advanced level

That's just a pic of it I found on this net...haven't thought of or seen one in a long, long time.

Good work on your part...made your own!

Found this beautiful piece of carved ivory this morning :









Cleaned it, re-inked it, and polished :





Quite proud of the result.