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    Default Workedback restoration

    You may remember seeing this. A 5/8 workedback Boker.

    One of the scales was stuffed and the blade didn't look to pretty.

    Well I gave it a bit of a clean up and even I'm impressed. Thanks btw to Randy for the magic powder.

    Gary

    ps This will be dressed in something nice soon.
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    Looks great!

    What did you use for the spine (a dowel with sand paper?)?

    I have this blade with a MOP tang. They shave great!

    What are you thinking for a set of scales??

    C utz

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    For the spine I used various sized buffing wheels on my dremel, there was no pitting to grind out.

    The scales are going to match the blade in some fashion or other, I have a few ideas but I'll test first before I divulge.

    Gary

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    Alright...

    What's the magic powder?

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    Hey that's that "damaged" Boker I didn't bid on.

    Very nice work Gary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tombuesing
    Alright...

    What's the magic powder?
    Fabulustre that I powdered and which he added to some metal polish.
    Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin

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    I love the worked back on that razor.
    if anything has been abnormal for a long enough period it then becomes normal.

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    when you are using the "magic powder mixture" how are you using it?

    via a cloth and hand rubbing .... felt wheel on a dremel....some kind of leather?

    results look nice, seems to be a good idea. oh one more question... are you doing pure fabulustre then the "magic powder mixture" then pure maas as final, like a 3 step finally or does the "magic powder" provide a 3 in 1 combo step?


    randy, when you powdered it, which way did you find to be the easiest powdering technique? i got a big ol' stick of fabulustre which prolly take me 4 years to use it all, so powdering it up for better results in a mixture would be something id like to do.

    thanks,
    ~J

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    I mix a little of the powder in with my metal polish and use a buffing wheel on my dremel. Simple really. And great results.

    Gary

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