Thread: 3 New Restorations

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

... X, the Crookes is already spoken for. The W&B may be. The Schmachtenberg I'm not selling now, for sentimental reasons (they may pass later ), but a good friend gave me the wood I used for the handles, and that blade was one of my first truly great shavers. ...

It actually makes me feel better knowing that somebody is going to enjoy some of this excellent craftmanship.

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Originally Posted by coully

...14, 12 hour shifts and then 4 weeks off, I work 16 weeks a year...lol, unfortunately its in some of the roughest water in the world, but hey you cant have it all.

Wow. That sounds like a very difficult arrangement. Those two weeks at a time must be slow and hard, but who wouldnt like a month off between work. Don't suppose you can just stroll outside and go fishing? So off shore, are you in oil? or something else?

Originally Posted by shavethebadger

Wow. That sounds like a very difficult arrangement. Those two weeks at a time must be slow and hard, but who wouldnt like a month off between work. Don't suppose you can just stroll outside and go fishing? So off shore, are you in oil? or something else?

The way it works is 5 days one week, 2 days the next. MTFSS, WT. Law enforcement. I wish I worked offshore...they get paid better.

Joe,

I'm on the same schedule as you. Work M, T, off W, T, Work F, S, S. Nest week is opposite.

Simon mentioned working offshore in Scotland, he's the one with all the free time and extra cash!

Joe, how often would Truoil and wax need to be reapplied?

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Joe, how often would Truoil and wax need to be reapplied?

I'm not sure you'd ever need to. Tru-oil is the same stuff they use on glossy gun stocks, and I have a 15 year old Remington 870 that looks like new, despite some fairly serious abuse. Also, you don't need wax on top of it. I use wax on top of tung oil, danish, or linseed, just to get a bit more gloss out of it. or on woods like cocobolo that really don't need a finish.

One thing I'd like to add is that the best way I've found to polish the finish with Tru-oil is rottenstone on a damp cloth. I've got a set of black maeri scales finishing up right now (last coat is drying...I think I put 8 on these) that I'm polishing between final coats with the rottenstone...the finish (IMO) rivals the best CA finish I've ever seen.

Joe where can I usually pick up rottenstone?

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Joe where can I usually pick up rottenstone?

I got mine at Woodcraft.com, but you can get it at Lee Valley/Veritas , which is in your neck of the woods (and who I prefer doing business with when I can )

Thanks again Joe. I might just pay them another visit, to see how they're doing

And one more...
It's a 15/16 Joseph Elliot "Best Silver Steel" fullered grind. Scales are 3-pin black maeri, with a Tru-Oil finish. Brass lined plexi wedge.