Thread: How Does This Satin Finish Look?

I have been wanting to try out a satin finish for awhile now since the last time I produced a satin finish it was a nondirectional look on the tang and haven't been able to recreate it. Figured I would just try for the normal look on the blade. I sanded the entire razor to mirror-like finish and then went back down to 600 on the blade and 400 on the stabilizer to give it alittle different contrast, but think I should have went with 400 on the blade and 600 on stabilizer and leave the tang and tail mirror-like. The razor sat for quite awhile because I couldn't think of anything I could use to keep the scratches uniform till I noticed that my roll of double sided tape was the perfect diameter to fit inside the hollow. I taped some sandpaper to the roll and just rolled it with the palms of my hands while the tang was clamped to a table to give it a fairly uniform look. Unfortunately it won't stay that diameter and not every razor is the same. Anyway I am wondering how does this look for a satin finish? Quite a PITA to try and capture the finish in a picture. It doesn't look as nice as some of the factory finishes I have seen, but since I don't have machines and a way to keep everything perfectly still I don't think its too bad. There is some pitting left on the blade, but the finish hides it. It almost feels dishonest using a finish like this since it hides imperfections, but I guess if I don't hide the fact that there are imperfection it can't be bad. I have always preferred the factory look with grind marks than that of a mirror finish as long as they are uniform.