overmodulated Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Folks: how many of you will take the near-finished knife to the buffing wheel and cover the handles that way too? I find the buffing wheel to be dirty (dark) from the dirty buffing compound after metal work, so it stains the handles. In light of this, isn't sandpaper better for the wood handles? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnptc Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 use a clean buff for 'wood' only...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal-k Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 have had the same problem so i bought a soft muslin wheel for just the wood, still leaves a slight stain somehow. huh also, not to hijack your thread, but trying to polish bolsters already on the knife, but not the handle at the same time is hard. ive tried to mask off the handle first with tape, but that only works till the tape wears through. ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Cal-k are you using a buffing compound designed for polishing up a finished wood surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overmodulated Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 what compound is best for this? (wooden handle and not the metal parts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal-k Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 wernt usin no compound, paraffin wax maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Wood that has been stabilied does not get impregnated by buffing. A white rouge on a new cotton loose buf at low to medium speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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