Thread: 3 New Restorations

These are 3 I've been working on. The first one is a Wade&Butcher 7/8 quarter hollow with 3-pin cocobolo scales. The second is a G. Crookes 7/8 1/4 hollow that I re-ground, with wenge scales, and the third is a 13/16 Schmachtenberg Bros. half hollow with Laburnum scales. The laburnum is (so far) my favorite wood I've worked with. It has tons of grain and figure, with a lovely texture. The laburnum and wenge have a Tru-oil finish, which I've found I like a lot. It's easy to work with, is glossy without being plastic-y, protects the wood from the inside out (like tung oil), and can be buffed (unlike tung oil). You still get the tactile pleasure of the wood, but it's wonderfully protected. They each have about 5 coats of Tru-oil. I started off with a Tru-oil finish on the cocobolo, but it's so naturally oily, it wouldn't dry, so I cleaned it off and went with a waxed finish, which is less glossy, but still protects the wood and brings out its beauty. The last pic is a close up of the scales before mounting, so maybe you can see the figure of the laburnum a bit better.

Joe,

Outstanding job. Absolutely wonderful.



Terry

Beautiful work Joe.

John

Lovely work Joe. Where can you get truoil?

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Lovely work Joe. Where can you get truoil?

There are a few gun stores around here that sell it, but I got mine from Woodcraft.com last time I ordered, along with some rottenstone and paraffin oil. I think it's about $11. One of these days I'm going to be able to take a photo inside that doesn't suck.

I like what you did with the Laburnum it really has come out nice indeed, and the blades look awesome too....nice work there.

regards,simon

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

One of these days I'm going to be able to take a photo inside that doesn't suck.

Joe,

I'm not sure what type of camera you have, but try this. Get a cloudy or translucent piece of scotch tape (not the clear stuff since it won't do anything) and put it over your camera flash. It's not a professional set up, but it will help to take the sharp edges off of the flash, lighting the photo but avoiding the hard shadows and edges.

BTW, if my regrinds turn out anything like that, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Looking good Joe, I like them all.

Joe those turned out awesome, outstanding polish job on the blades.

Thanks Joe. I contacted Birchwood Labs to see if they offer any product samples and to check out their shipping rates.