Originally Posted by
BobH
Interesting thread, I was wondering how you could get a high gloss finish out of tung oil never having seen it. I guess you can't. I agree with with pixelfixed about the old style finishes. I have used Tru Oil on gun stocks years ago and it was a long drawn out process. I would not use it for scales. I just tried a CA finish for the first time and will use nothing else if I want a gloss finish. It is quick and easy to work with and seems tough as nails. I dropped the razor first time out that I put the CA scales on, it took several bounces putting a chip in the blade but nothing happened to the CA finish.
If you going to use wood for scales,brush handles etc,CA is probebly the best hit,encase the wood in a plastic like substance.
Wood is great stuff,wood is magnificent,but I always ask myself:why did the orig makers not use wood? when it was far more plentifull than the traditionals such as bone, ivory,horn.even todays phenolics are far superior than any wood for the applications we have.
why people use wood products for razor scales and brush handles (with the exception of impregnated wood, which in reallity are now plastics)is beyond me,I would never use wood for scales,nor did the originators
Bob