Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

All done. Had to get on the DMT 325 to get the bevel back after re profiling, but the edge turned out great.

My friend, Nice Work!

This 'Outshines' those over polished blades that some like to post ANY DAY!

Thank you for 'restoring' my faith :

Thanks Roy. It's all it needed really. No point in doing more than you have to.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Thanks Roy. It's all it needed really. No point in doing more than you have to.

Try telling that to some of the 'Dremel Kings' around here

Brewing up a 5 gallon batch this morning..



Get to play with my new burner. It's sexy.

Originally Posted by MW76

Brewing up a 5 gallon batch this morning..



Get to play with my new burner. It's sexy.

I want some!!

English ale.. It'll be ready in 4 weeks. Come on by

Tempting......

I just found this Olive wood bowl blank I rough out 12-15 years ago at my parents place. Think it's time I finished it. A nice lided bowl for a puck of La Savonniere Du Moulin might be nice. Make the lid out of something contrasting like African Blackwood might be cool....

Rub-a-dub-dub Restoration???? Recently I picked up a Joseph Allen & Sons Straight Razor. Wasn't in bad condition. No rust, but pitted somewhat, scales rather good with a few light flaws (black). I would guess the blade to be mild to medium, mostly light pitting.
Searching the internet on how to restore and I started with a 240 wet/dry--using WD40. Two days of about two to four hours spent with 240 grit and I can't get the pits, even the light ones to go away. I have jumped up to a 340 wet/dry with WD40 and have spent a few hours rubbing and rubbing; done mostly to assess my progress with the 240. Thinking I should go to a more course grit to get the damned pits to go away. It is frustrating to rub and rub and rub and still see those silly pits smiling back at me. HELP!
Another point I would like to address here is: Information I have floated with for years is the ting test of the blade. If you take your fingernail and take the edge and just nick it you should get a sweet ting-g-g-g. from the blade. When I do it with this Joseph Allen and Sons I get nothing. Just dud! I makes me question the quality of the blade and whether I should waste any more time working on it. I have not tried to seriously sharpen the blade yet. Anyone in here able to point me in the correct one way street to go down.

That ting and dud is more about the grind than the quality of the blade. If you take any heavy wedge it will not ting. Joseph Allen and Sons is a well known quality manufacturer. As far as the pits go keep rubbing or be happy with what is there. Deep pitting take s a while. It is not the pits you are removing it is the rest of the steel to bring the entire surface to the depth of the pits. It can be a long task.