Thread: Pics of My First Restore!

Originally Posted by mainaman

great looking razor.
For the CA you do 4 layers at a time then sand and go another 4, total of 12 layers. The regular grocery store stuff works just fine this way.

..hhhmmm.... Wish I'd known that yesterday.......:-)
After each coat the surface looked so rough i was scared to keep going, but it was so thin that as soon as i sanded it, some parts would wear through right away...
I guess the idea is to build a layer thick enough to be sanded?

Do you think the wood is protected enough as is or should i treat it further, say with a wax? I'm not very anxious to take it apart again..... which I'd have to do to CA it again (I was lucky, i think, in that I managed NOT to glue myself to anything, except at one point I'd glued the cap to my own lip.... don't ask)

Thanks for all the great compliments!

Originally Posted by wdwrx

..hhhmmm.... Wish I'd known that yesterday.......:-)
After each coat the surface looked so rough i was scared to keep going, but it was so thin that as soon as i sanded it, some parts would wear through right away...
I guess the idea is to build a layer thick enough to be sanded?

Do you think the wood is protected enough as is or should i treat it further, say with a wax? I'm not very anxious to take it apart again..... which I'd have to do to CA it again (I was lucky, i think, in that I managed NOT to glue myself to anything, except at one point I'd glued the cap to my own lip.... don't ask)

Thanks for all the great compliments!

I am not sure, for oily woods like ebony you wipe with acetone then CA treatment. The wood will absorb the first layes of CA into it thus selaing itself.