Thread: To polish or not to polish? that is the question.

well since I am waiting for the ca glue to arrive, I will be busy on this

With out the patina and with about 3 hours of 120 sanding. As you can see most of the pitting is gone on one side. I wool probably put Smithee hours of 120-200 grit and then I will start moving up to 400, 600, 800, 1200, and I will probably stop at 1500. I will finish by polishing with blue magic.

Here are the pictures

Originally Posted by rocarule

does anybody know to finish bone? After sanding to let's say 1500-200 what is next? can they just be let as is or should they be wax, varnished or sealed.

Mineral oil and ren-wax,If you totally seal them,down the road they may crack,Like most hard natural materials they need to move with changes in humidity.

Originally Posted by rocarule

With out the patina and with about 3 hours of 120 sanding. As you can see most of the pitting is gone on one side. I wool probably put Smithee hours of 120-200 grit and then I will start moving up to 400, 600, 800, 1200, and I will probably stop at 1500. I will finish by polishing with blue magic.

To each his own. On that particular blade I would have spent 3 minutes with semichrome on a paper towel and called it good.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

To each his own. On that particular blade I would have spent 3 minutes with semichrome on a paper towel and called it good.

yup, that would have been my choice too

After about 10 minutes with 800 and 1200 grit.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

To each his own. On that particular blade I would have spent 3 minutes with semichrome on a paper towel and called it good.

You know this is a second blade right?

Here is an update

+Jimmiehad. I saw that razor whit that fine platina. I was thinking why sanding?
But its your razor, enyoy him.