HI all, I'm trying to fnd the most effective wway of finishing off the
wooden knife scales. I've tried rouge and then buffing but this
doesn't seem to be very effective. I've tried a very very fine grit
wet and dry and this so far seems to be the best method, but i still
feel there must be a better way.
On 28 Apr, 17:11, mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:33 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >HI all, I'm trying to fnd the most effective wway of finishing off the
> >wooden knife scales. I've tried rouge and then buffing but this
> >doesn't seem to be very effective. I've tried a very very fine grit
> >wet and dry and this so far seems to be the best method, but i still
> >feel there must be a better way.
>
> What kind of wood?
>
> Any finish or oil on the scales?
>
> Most wood buffs very well, but I've never tried rouge on the wheel..
>
> Normal process is tripoli, then white diamond, then carnauba wax..
>
> mac
>
> Please remove splinters before emailing
its zebra wood, no oil no finish. What's tripoli?
thanks David
On Apr 28, 1:22 pm, dafyddw <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 28 Apr, 17:11, mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:33 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > >HI all, I'm trying to fnd the most effective wway of finishing off the
> > >wooden knife scales. I've tried rouge and then buffing but this
> > >doesn't seem to be very effective. I've tried a very very fine grit
> > >wet and dry and this so far seems to be the best method, but i still
> > >feel there must be a better way.
>
> > What kind of wood?
>
> > Any finish or oil on the scales?
>
> > Most wood buffs very well, but I've never tried rouge on the wheel..
>
> > Normal process is tripoli, then white diamond, then carnauba wax..
>
> > mac
>
> > Please remove splinters before emailing
>
> its zebra wood, no oil no finish. What's tripoli?
Medium compound, intermediate between emery
and red jeweler's rouge. Originally derived from
the soil near Tripoli, thus the name.
Father Haskell <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Apr 28, 1:22 pm, dafyddw <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 28 Apr, 17:11, mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:33 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw
>> > <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > >HI all, I'm trying to fnd the most effective wway of finishing off
>> > >the wooden knife scales. I've tried rouge and then buffing but
>> > >this doesn't seem to be very effective. I've tried a very very
>> > >fine grit wet and dry and this so far seems to be the best method,
>> > >but i still feel there must be a better way.
>>
>> > What kind of wood?
>>
>> > Any finish or oil on the scales?
>>
>> > Most wood buffs very well, but I've never tried rouge on the
>> > wheel..
>>
>> > Normal process is tripoli, then white diamond, then carnauba wax..
>>
>> > mac
>>
>> > Please remove splinters before emailing
>>
>> its zebra wood, no oil no finish. What's tripoli?
>
> Medium compound, intermediate between emery
> and red jeweler's rouge. Originally derived from
> the soil near Tripoli, thus the name.
>
>
Was it discovered by Lt. O'bannon?
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:33 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw <[email protected]>
wrote:
>HI all, I'm trying to fnd the most effective wway of finishing off the
>wooden knife scales. I've tried rouge and then buffing but this
>doesn't seem to be very effective. I've tried a very very fine grit
>wet and dry and this so far seems to be the best method, but i still
>feel there must be a better way.
What kind of wood?
Any finish or oil on the scales?
Most wood buffs very well, but I've never tried rouge on the wheel..
Normal process is tripoli, then white diamond, then carnauba wax..
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:22:09 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 28 Apr, 17:11, mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:33 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >HI all, I'm trying to fnd the most effective wway of finishing off the
>> >wooden knife scales. I've tried rouge and then buffing but this
>> >doesn't seem to be very effective. I've tried a very very fine grit
>> >wet and dry and this so far seems to be the best method, but i still
>> >feel there must be a better way.
>>
>> What kind of wood?
>>
>> Any finish or oil on the scales?
>>
>> Most wood buffs very well, but I've never tried rouge on the wheel..
>>
>> Normal process is tripoli, then white diamond, then carnauba wax..
>>
>> mac
>>
>> Please remove splinters before emailing
>
>its zebra wood, no oil no finish. What's tripoli?
>thanks David
Zebra is hard to buff "naked" because of the open grain...
I usually put a coat of Danish Oil or sanding sealer on it before buffing..
I use the Beall buffing system:
http://www.bealltool.com/products/buffing/buffer.php
Available direct from them or at Woodcraft, Lee Valley, etc.....
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing