Thread: Wade and Butcher resto thoughts.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Glen,calm down your gonna have a stroke here,Jimmy.smoke your pipes,esophogeal and mouth cancers (prevalent amoungst Pipe smokers,cigar smokers and chewers will kill you just as dead as cigs.

If it ain't that it'll be something else. I'm just a pilgrim here .... when I go it'll be home.

Originally Posted by brooksie967

When using a metal polish like mothers etc with q-tips/paper towels, is there any worry of removing etching?

I've done a many of them and never even 'scratched the surface of the etching' ..... no pun intended .... So no, with normal metal polish and a paper towel , plenty of elbow grease ( that's free) no worries for the etching.

Thanks for all the tips! I'll try to get a better picture of the scales up sometime soon so I can get advice on those. The soaking in oil method seems good but i'm not sure if they are too far gone!

Originally Posted by brooksie967

Thanks for all the tips! I'll try to get a better picture of the scales up sometime soon so I can get advice on those. The soaking in oil method seems good but i'm not sure if they are too far gone!

This might give you a bit of an idea about the restorative possibilities with neatsfoot oil. Look especially at the pics of the pivot end of the scales before and after (scroll down). That was the result of soaking in oil and sanding, repeating that several times, and nothing else. Other than oiling and sanding, the only thing I did to the scales was to retouch the paint in the lettering.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rket-find.html

Originally Posted by Cangooner

This might give you a bit of an idea about the restorative possibilities with neatsfoot oil. Look especially at the pics of the pivot end of the scales before and after (scroll down). That was the result of soaking in oil and sanding, repeating that several times, and nothing else. Other than oiling and sanding, the only thing I did to the scales was to retouch the paint in the lettering.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rket-find.html

Wow, what a difference! What grit sand paper did you sand with?? I wish my scales were a solid color; because they are clear the 'bug damage' is so apparent

Originally Posted by Cangooner

This might give you a bit of an idea about the restorative possibilities with neatsfoot oil. Look especially at the pics of the pivot end of the scales before and after (scroll down). That was the result of soaking in oil and sanding, repeating that several times, and nothing else. Other than oiling and sanding, the only thing I did to the scales was to retouch the paint in the lettering.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rket-find.html

That's a nice find, Cangooner. Those scales turned out quite the looker!

Thanks Costabro!

Brooksie - I used a bit of wet/dry 300 and 800 grit, as well as some of these micromesh pads from Lee Valley (1500, 3600, and 12000). And quite a bit of patience.

If there's serious worm damage, you may be out of luck. However, it is really hard to see how damaged they are from the pics so I don't know...

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Thanks Costabro!

Brooksie - I used a bit of wet/dry 300 and 800 grit, as well as some of these micromesh pads from Lee Valley (1500, 3600, and 12000). And quite a bit of patience.

If there's serious worm damage, you may be out of luck. However, it is really hard to see how damaged they are from the pics so I don't know...

Whatever damage there is, it is cosmetic. The scales seem to be quite functional with the pinning remaining tight! They aren't bad enough I would be afraid of breakage while shaving or anything like that. Maybe the best option is to give the oil and sanding a try and seeing where I end up. If nothing else, I'll learn something from it!

Sorry - I had meant to put a link to these micromesh pads in my previous post:

Micro-Mesh® Pen-Sanding Pads - Lee Valley Tools

After seeing them first hand, they'll never look 'nice' again. They are quite translucent and the worm holes and damage are pretty extensive.

Personally, I'd either just oil soak them and sand them smooth and accept the cosmetic damage as the 'vintage' look. If you want it to look it's best, it's time to think about rescaling it. You could even make duplicates of the ones that are already on it to maintain the original look.

And personally, that blade would look awesome mirrored up.

Just my .02.

Oh yeah, I was at an antique store today in Moncton and found a Norton combination stone and a smooth natural for $15.

Of course, pics to follow. I'm curious about this natural!!! The Norton is a lower grit (400/1k) that I will be using for my hunting knives so that I can finally stop destroying my Naniwas.