Thread: What are you working on?

Yeah, but it'd be worth the wait

Those skateboard veneers came out great Andrew.
Look forward to seeing the finished products.

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

Wow guys finally got caught up in this department I have not been in here for a couple of days, you all are getting some great work turned out.
Jerry the last one I did I tried the satin finish again and what I did was all of my sanding up to 3k like I normally do, then went back to I think 1k maybe 800 it has been a bit since. Sanding from spine to edge worked for me with a wine cork and some water then finally dry. If I was home I would share picks, I think it was on my Tally HO that I did that on. Keep it up gents

Best I have done is with using a scrap of 600 crocus wetted with WD40 and dabbed in CroOx powder.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Roughed turned these blanks this morning into billets. They turned out great.

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That is so cool, Andrew!

Haven't been able to spend quality time on the forum lately - work, busy, exhausted, repeat. But I've really enjoyed coming here when I get a few minutes and seeing what you guys have been creating and figuring out, even if I haven't had a chance to leave comments.

Gasman, I think Euclid gives good counsel on the satin finish. I've spent quite a bit of time learning to do it (and still learning) and it's not easy but can turn out quite good. Sometimes I have to redo the finish several times. This thread was helpful for me figuring things out http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...in-finish.html

I used the method mentioned in that thread on this Hargreaves, Smith & Co. Imperial razor

Hmmm... might have to pull this one out for a shave, been a while

Wow! Xiaotuzi that is impressive that finish.

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Originally Posted by Euclid440

A good Satin finish is harder than a bright, mirror. Get one stria crooked or wavy and the whole thing looks, wrong.

In general I have always found that a satin finish is much easier to do than a mirror polish....

I have very few vintage razors that could hold a mirror finish, and as a result have worked on trying to get my satin down pat many many times. That one crooked set of lines kills me every time. There is a fine line between a great satin with a nice glow and a scratchy finish. Maybe I need some hands on in person lessons at the next meet I go to. Perhaps I will have to find some regrind candidates too, as that is the other skill I would like to know more about.

@xiaotuzi thats a beautiful finish. Id love to co.e out with something like that. But sense im trying to hide some pitting im afraid its just not going to look right. Tha ks for the pic and the link. Ill read it in a bit.

THAT is almost impossible for me to do. Sanding completely straight takes talent.
My sort of 'frosted' finish on a Genco. Still takes lots of time.




http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...os-gencos.html

The irony with a good satin finish is that it's 9/10ths away from a mirror finish