Conner Michaux 271 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Is it possible to polish knife handles without a buffer? Link to post Share on other sites
Garry Keown 938 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Have you tried shoe shining with a piece of hessian and some green compound Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,714 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 +1 on what Garry said. Hessian (burlap to Americans) is great, but any coarse cloth works. A little tube of green chrome rouge, white diamond compound, or Zam compound and you're good to go. Takes longer than with a powered wheel, but it works fine and it's safer. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Benson 91 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 This handle was my first and I used it as a learning tool. Hand sanded only and I think I went up to 2K grit. It may hace been 3K - I don't remember... Link to post Share on other sites
Conner Michaux 271 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks for the help folks Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,163 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I almost never touch a handle with a buffer anymore. After sanding the blade, hand sanding the handle bits seems to go very quickly, and I can keep my nicely defined edges. The buffer seems to smear the shape too badly. (I may just be bad at buffing!) Link to post Share on other sites
Jeroen Zuiderwijk 231 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Polishing wood works best using: wood. Take a piece of round wood, and just rub with it. It both burnishes and polishes the handle beautifully. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 498 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Jeroen Zuiderwijk said: Polishing wood works best using: wood. Take a piece of round wood, and just rub with it. It both burnishes and polishes the handle beautifully. Damnit, now I have to try to find the time to try this! @Jeroen ZuiderwijkIs there a specific type of wood (hard/soft/oily/etc.) that works the best? Link to post Share on other sites
Jeroen A 0 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Micromesh polishing pads are not expensive and last a long time. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeroen Zuiderwijk 231 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 5:41 PM, Alex Middleton said: Damnit, now I have to try to find the time to try this! @Jeroen ZuiderwijkIs there a specific type of wood (hard/soft/oily/etc.) that works the best? Maybe, but I just take what I have close to me, and it always works quite well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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