Thread: What are you working on?

It's pretty durable mike. you can get them wet and wipe them down with no problem. They will fade eventually, but so does the original color. I don't seal them with anything. It's just very important to clean them well first. If they do fade, it's really easy to touch up.

Originally Posted by BeJay

Just got this beauty in the mail today. "JOSEPH ELLIOT'S AMERICAN HOLLOW GROUND ON A 1 INCH STONE". From the eBay pics I was thinking I'd do a full restoration, but it's in amazing shape with a nice patina. I'm gonna scrub it down, hit it with some steel wool and call it good. Some light rust between the scales and some small spots here and there, but nothing major. It came in the original box and I really don't think it's seen much daylight since it was made. The Bakelite scales don't have any oxidation or a single scratch on them. What I thought Was a good deal at $25 shipped turned out to be a steal. So I guess technically this is something that I'm working on, but only for about five minutes.Attachment 251982

Very interesting razor, is the two C's and maltese cross on the tang of this razor?

Originally Posted by BeJay

It's pretty durable mike. you can get them wet and wipe them down with no problem. They will fade eventually, but so does the original color. I don't seal them with anything. It's just very important to clean them well first. If they do fade, it's really easy to touch up.

Man with the Sharpies, a steady hand and some magnification seems key.
Once you set it down on yellow celluloid, that is it. Good luck getting it off/out!

I gave gone to water-based ones. easy to erase when I screw-up!

I then mist clear wheel-coating over them as I like the result. The colors seem more subdued, at least to me?

A few Torreys I have done...

Century Boar Brush with broken rubber handle..

Before...


Debrided and taped...


Heated up the rain room...


Created a work space...


And now I wait...


The wound wrapped around about 120 degrees so I had to roll the brush to keep the epoxy even until it set.
I rolled it about 1 rev every 3 seconds. Lowered the temperature to 70 degrees (F) in the bathroom to cure
the patch overnight.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Very interesting razor, is the two C's and maltese cross on the tang of this razor?

Yes it does have the two C trademark.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Man with the Sharpies, a steady hand and some magnification seems key.
Once you set it down on yellow celluloid, that is it. Good luck getting it off/out!

I gave gone to water-based ones. easy to erase when I screw-up!

I then mist clear wheel-coating over them as I like the result. The colors seem more subdued, at least to me?

A few Torreys I have done...

Those look great Sharptonn(and delicious too). I would have misted them with salt and butter.

The sharpie will come off with metal polish and a little elbow grease. Alcohol would probably work too. I have used it to color between bolsters(like on an FWE special). If I get ink on the bolsters I clean it up with some Mass on a toothpick.

Making some horn scales tonight. I glue/paper/glued and clamped the blanks the other day. I traced the shape I wanted, cut pretty close with a coping saw, and then scraped to shape with half a scissors. I think it was Geezer who posted the idea of using scissors for scraping and it works great! Quick and no dust. Thanks Geezer



I hope to get some time in the workshop this weekend to finish them. Still need to do final shaping, drill the holes and polish.

Originally Posted by Panama60

Century Boar Brush with broken rubber handle..

Before...


Debrided and taped...


Heated up the rain room...


Created a work space...


And now I wait...


The wound wrapped around about 120 degrees so I had to roll the brush to keep the epoxy even until it set.
I rolled it about 1 rev every 3 seconds. Lowered the temperature to 70 degrees (F) in the bathroom to cure
the patch overnight.

Did you mix all that epoxy and bog dust.!!?

No and thank you again, Mike! I only mixed a small batch in case I need to mix some more tomorrow after sanding the patch.

Originally Posted by BeJay

Those look great Sharptonn(and delicious too). I would have misted them with salt and butter.

The sharpie will come off with metal polish and a little elbow grease. Alcohol would probably work too. I have used it to color between bolsters(like on an FWE special). If I get ink on the bolsters I clean it up with some Mass on a toothpick.

Well watch stuff like alcohol, paint thinner, solvents. You will have a sticky, melting mass !
Ask me how I know!

What I like about the water-based is you are seeing about 6 colors applied in the ones above.
Easy to lay down some brown and wipe it very lightly with a damp paper-towel, add some silver, yellow around it, wipe. It comes off the top, yet stays in the details.

Black is there, a few shades of green as well.
Green on top after it all dries and as wiping that this direction, that, the stuff under shows through.
I suppose what I mean is I have better artistic control as artistic as I may be?
It actually holds-up decently without coating but the clear, misted from a distance, seals it well and keeps a lot of shine down.