Success with old bone scales

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11-14-2006, 10:33 PM
garythepenman

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Success with old bone scales

Hi All,

Just thought I'd share this if you don't already know.

I was rumaging around my box of bits and found an old set of plain black bone scales. They were a bit tatty but the perfect size for a razor I have.

I took out all blemishes with 120, 240, 400 & 600 grit first.

I then mixed some fabulustre with metal polish paste and hand polished to a high gloss. It is very quick and there is no need to go beyond 600 grit before you polish.

I did initially use my dremel buffing wheel but it is far too agressive, hand buffing / polishing is all that is required.

So I went from a dull, scratched and lightly chipped set of scales to a smooth glossy finish in about 30 minutes. Pic attached

Gary
11-14-2006, 10:45 PM
urleebird

I am removing all material that Lerch may find offensive or construe as a personal attack... bye bye, now...
11-14-2006, 10:52 PM
garythepenman

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Originally Posted by urleebird

Hey Gary...

What animal has black bones? :thinking: The stuff looks vaguely similar to buffalo horn. Regardless... That material outlives a lot of stuff... and you did a good job.

You got me there Bill, yeah Buffalow horn. Doh !!!!!

It could be a zebra bone, the black stripey bit not the white stripey bit. :roflmao

Gary
11-14-2006, 11:21 PM
mparker762

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Originally Posted by urleebird

What animal has black bones?

I saw an episode of Iron Chef once where one of the ingredients was some breed of duck that has black feathers, black meat, and black bones. Don't think those scales are duck bone though...
11-14-2006, 11:37 PM
garythepenman

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Originally Posted by mparker762

I saw an episode of Iron Chef once where one of the ingredients was some breed of duck that has black feathers, black meat, and black bones. Don't think those scales are duck bone though...

So that would be a Black Duck then ?.:D

Gary
11-14-2006, 11:55 PM
mparker762

It was apparently some chinese breed, I don't know if it even has an english name.
11-15-2006, 12:21 AM
urleebird

I am removing all material that Lerch may find offensive or construe as a personal attack... bye bye, now...
11-15-2006, 01:07 AM
C utz

Might have been fossilized bone? :p

Either way, and inspirational restoration!

C utz
11-15-2006, 01:14 AM
garythepenman

Anyway...there is was..polishing this chinese black bouble ducked bone handled fosilized horny scale...:roflmao

Enough already...the whole point is that buffalo horn is real easy to tidy up.

Gary
11-15-2006, 02:18 AM
mrcleanhead

Are you guys sure it's not ivory? You know the black ivory they make piano keys from? :D

Oh did I say nice work as usual Gary? And if you show razor porn could you show a little more skin, i.e. the blade? Tease.

John