Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by outback

Thought Tom was sending him a letter?

Har! Tom can write?
Just kidding but how does he know where to write to unless MikeT put in a change of address.
I guess I missed the post that he said he was writing him.
Oh well, it just shows we care!

Good idea trying the email option Steve.
Tom was going to send a note to the last known address we had for Mike. Was a good friend of his that he used as a mail hub during his move.
Hope he replies to one of you. Would be nice to know he, and his new baby are all AOK.

BTW gents, the shave from that WB smiler I put together was very nice... When I got the bevel bang on with my new Chosera, I think I overenthusiastically jumped through my progression. Didn't spend enough time on the mid grades. Went back to 4k and took my time going up from there and finishing on my ZG.
Smooth, nice shaver.
:TU

Originally Posted by engine46

Har! Tom can write?
Just kidding but how does he know where to write to unless MikeT put in a change of address.
I guess I missed the post that he said he was writing him.
Oh well, it just shows we care!

HAR! My hen-scratchings are just that, Steve!
I sent a note in the snail mail last week and also sent an email via the option.
Gave him my contact info. No news.........

It makes me sad that you are all wringing your hands for MikeT. Face it, he is gone. His star shined briefly and brightly, and then, like others before him, he petered out....pfffttttt, another piece of dust floating into deep space. He touched all of us with his....whatever it was.....
Lest you all fall about weeping and keening, MikeT is still with us, in this thread, 'til the end of time.

Indeed, Bill, 'tis the truth. People come and go, the way it is.
Sadly, I have a really nice blade with him for scales to be made.
Wish I could retrieve it.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Good ideas all.
The ivory is still a little bit proud of the original tang root so no harm in trying the CA prior to my final sand down. Would be nice if there was no split, character o-plenty still in this neat old blade.

Ivory on bone, I wasn't sure it'd look right, but I do have some 35% solution I could cut down to maybe 8% or less? and try bleaching it. Thanks for the idea Shaun. Haven't tried that before.

I am just at the end of having done that and have not pinned it all up. In theory some staining should get it ver close in color. Perhaps a little espresso?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Indeed, Bill, 'tis the truth. People come and go, the way it is.
Sadly, I have a really nice blade with him for scales to be made.
Wish I could retrieve it.

I was gonna send him my dehydrator too. Hopefully nothing bad happened. Sounded as things were getting pretty edgie around there.... SWMBO, kid, baby, and brother, towards the end.

Originally Posted by WW243

It makes me sad that you are all wringing your hands for MikeT. Face it, he is gone. His star shined briefly and brightly, and then, like others before him, he petered out....pfffttttt, another piece of dust floating into deep space. He touched all of us with his....whatever it was.....
Lest you all fall about weeping and keening, MikeT is still with us, in this thread, 'til the end of time.

You're too funny Bill. I had to laugh when I read this.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Indeed, Bill, 'tis the truth. People come and go, the way it is.
Sadly, I have a really nice blade with him for scales to be made.
Wish I could retrieve it.

Yeah, it's true, people come & go but I hope he will get back in touch. He was going through a lot, moving & a baby coming so I hope there weren't any complications. He might be pretty busy getting things organized & then if the baby came that might be keeping him pretty busy as well & possibly keeping him up at night. If I were in his shoes, family would come first. I do hope he comes back around though. I hope he didn't peter out!

Turned my attention back to the slow rebuild on the WB celebrated tonight.

I like jimps on my razors personally, and thought maybe a thread file might work to cut some in this softer brass and ivory. Taped up the blade for protection and clamped the blade up fairly snug. First tooth to cut was the hardest, after that it was basically advance up the track as I cut it, sawing and skipping a few teeth at a time till I had the profile I wanted.


Went intentionally with two different pitches, 27 tpi for the thumb and 16 for the fingers simply based on what feels right to me, finer pitch on the thumb side and coarser on the top just drives better in my hand.

Dunno why, but I like what I like.
Cheers..

Perfect!