Thread: W&B Question

nice blade & have 2 W&B Bows, 1 has the same markings as yours & is slightly tapered the same, the other has the Bow only on the tang & is parallel

Originally Posted by Substance

nice blade & have 2 W&B Bows, 1 has the same markings as yours & is slightly tapered the same, the other has the Bow only on the tang & is parallel

How do they shave?

Yesterday when I started restoring my straight razor, the first thing I did was breadknife the edge on 400 grit glass paper.

I did 3 sessions which totalled in about 4 hours of sanding .

This morning I've realised I have 10 cuts to my hands and a stiff arm and neck haha.

I was using mechanics gloves . Gardening gloves would have been better and a vice wouldn't go a miss.
I haven't had a tetanus in years.

I'm wounded, I should buy some soup

Originally Posted by JOB15

How do they shave?

Still in the to do box sorry but have not had a bad butcher yet

I used some old motorcycle gloves . Bandaged my fingers, cracked a Red Bull and finished all the deep sanding.

The are 2 spots of deep pits, nothing I can do about that. Also the word "Wade" started to fade, so I stopped.

The spine and tang went faster because I incorporated circles with heavy pressure.

One mistake I made is that i did not take into account that I was using a head lamp which exaggerated all the defects.

Now up through the grits to 2500 then Dremel with polish.

Ideally I need to buy nickel rods, washers and fashion a lead wedge, so it might take a while longer . I'm not over the moon with the horn scales I purchased either but there's no pleasing some ppl

There a few safety rules about using the Dremel on a blade. Make sure the tool rotation is always away from the edge, or it could grab the blade and throw it to unknown dangerous places and likely wreck the blade, and the second concern is always with heat. You can blow the temper in a blade in about 3 seconds with a Dremel. As you are aware they can achieve very high speeds and the thin metal of a blade can heat up very quickly. Always keep a finger under the blade where the bit is to monitor the temperature.

Originally Posted by RezDog

There a few safety rules about using the Dremel on a blade. Make sure the tool rotation is always away from the edge, or it could grab the blade and throw it to unknown dangerous places and likely wreck the blade, and the second concern is always with heat. You can blow the temper in a blade in about 3 seconds with a Dremel. As you are aware they can achieve very high speeds and the thin metal of a blade can heat up very quickly. Always keep a finger under the blade where the bit is to monitor the temperature.

Thanks. I've cleaned up quite a few blades with the Dremel so I have some experience.

And I've probable made every mistake you've mentioned at some point .

I finished . I gave it 3 quick goes with compound and then 3 goes with Blue Magic.

I never expected it to look this good or mirrored .

came out great, now the fun stuff