I'm sorry.
The nice old box thread
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'But here it is worth noting a minor English trait which is extremely well marked though not often commented on, and that is a love of flowers. This is one of the first things that one notices when one reaches England from abroad, especially if one is coming from southern Europe. Does it not contradict the English indifference to the arts? Not really, because it is found in people who have no aesthetic feelings whatever.'
- George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn.
I mean honestly, what kind of sociopathic maniac doesn't like flowers?! Miserable git.
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A slightly leftfield entry today then for the Nice Old Box thread, because a couple of months ago, whilst watering my garden, I found a little Cyclamen under a tree. Isn't she pretty!
Of course part the beauty and appeal of flowers lies in their fleeting and fragile impermanence, but nevertheless it was a sad day when my little Cyclamen went off to meet her maker. All was not lost however, because by then she had been joined by Cyclamens 2 and 3.
And since that picture above many more too. A whole sisterhood of tiny little delicate ghostly white flowers.
Even better was that I managed to save Cyclamen 1 to press her between the pages of a book. And when I took her out yesterday she looked, frankly, startled.
Here is a Mystery-Ebay-Stone-Roulette stone. A kinda relatively coarse slate-y schist-y thing that's too slow and fine for knives, but not fine enough for razors. Though a previous owner clearly thought it was the dog's bollocks and had carved a holder to precisely fit its jagged and broken profile.
As you can see there were a few cracks in the wood which I epoxied back together. And then got to work on the stone, sprinkling some coticule stardust and sealing with lacquer.
And so here now is Cyclamen 1, her little face filled with wonder as she becomes one with the infinite cosmos above.
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Yeah I was bored yesterday. But also... f*** Orwell, flowers are great.
- George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn.
I mean honestly, what kind of sociopathic maniac doesn't like flowers?! Miserable git.
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A slightly leftfield entry today then for the Nice Old Box thread, because a couple of months ago, whilst watering my garden, I found a little Cyclamen under a tree. Isn't she pretty!
Of course part the beauty and appeal of flowers lies in their fleeting and fragile impermanence, but nevertheless it was a sad day when my little Cyclamen went off to meet her maker. All was not lost however, because by then she had been joined by Cyclamens 2 and 3.
And since that picture above many more too. A whole sisterhood of tiny little delicate ghostly white flowers.
Even better was that I managed to save Cyclamen 1 to press her between the pages of a book. And when I took her out yesterday she looked, frankly, startled.
Here is a Mystery-Ebay-Stone-Roulette stone. A kinda relatively coarse slate-y schist-y thing that's too slow and fine for knives, but not fine enough for razors. Though a previous owner clearly thought it was the dog's bollocks and had carved a holder to precisely fit its jagged and broken profile.
As you can see there were a few cracks in the wood which I epoxied back together. And then got to work on the stone, sprinkling some coticule stardust and sealing with lacquer.
And so here now is Cyclamen 1, her little face filled with wonder as she becomes one with the infinite cosmos above.
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Yeah I was bored yesterday. But also... f*** Orwell, flowers are great.
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Oli, you need a wife.
Hey you seem pretty damn knowledgeable on turkey stones, do you know of a place where one from the US can buy them?
Ebay or BST are good place to start.
What is BST?
The buy- still- trade thread
Not to beautiful but I reckon it’s fairly old. How does one go about cleaning them
I clean them with mechanics hand soap, I buy Goop brand by the gallon. Squirt some in the box, and scrub in with a 1-inch chip brush with the bristles cut down to about ½ inch.
After scrubbing, wipe it out with a paper towel, and repeat. Do the same with the outside and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Repeat until the hand cleaner stops turning black. Then wipe it down with a damp sponge or damp paper towel.
Let it dry and brush it out with a dry brush and or compressed air.
Brush on a liberal coat of Boiled Linseed oil cut in half with WD40, or mineral spirits, it will soak in quickly.
Once it has absorbed the oil, usually a few minutes, apply another liberal coat with a brush of just Linseed oil, no WD40 after 15-20 minutes apply another coat wait a few minutes and wipe down with a dry paper towel of clean rag.
Wait a few days for the oil to absorb completely and if needed give another coat.
If you apply too much and forget to wipe it down and it gets sticky, just wipe down with a paper towel soaked in WD40 or mineral spirits, then apply a new coat of linseed and wipe down after a few minutes.
I do this with antique wooden folding rulers, and they come out looking like new and have done several stone boxes and wooden Gerstner machinist chest.
The trick is to use as little water as possible.
Nice stone and box.
After scrubbing, wipe it out with a paper towel, and repeat. Do the same with the outside and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Repeat until the hand cleaner stops turning black. Then wipe it down with a damp sponge or damp paper towel.
Let it dry and brush it out with a dry brush and or compressed air.
Brush on a liberal coat of Boiled Linseed oil cut in half with WD40, or mineral spirits, it will soak in quickly.
Once it has absorbed the oil, usually a few minutes, apply another liberal coat with a brush of just Linseed oil, no WD40 after 15-20 minutes apply another coat wait a few minutes and wipe down with a dry paper towel of clean rag.
Wait a few days for the oil to absorb completely and if needed give another coat.
If you apply too much and forget to wipe it down and it gets sticky, just wipe down with a paper towel soaked in WD40 or mineral spirits, then apply a new coat of linseed and wipe down after a few minutes.
I do this with antique wooden folding rulers, and they come out looking like new and have done several stone boxes and wooden Gerstner machinist chest.
The trick is to use as little water as possible.
Nice stone and box.
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Scrub with mineral spirit and a nylon brush and fine steel wool. If it's very greasy or covered with that tarlike substance formed of congealed oil and swarf use acetone instead. After the surface is cleaned, wipe with paper towels and spirit until the towel comes up white, let dry, then refinish as desired.
We can never agree on anything in the honing forums.
One of them has to work lolWe can never agree on anything in the honing forums.
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We can agree to disagree, and that I am right.We can never agree on anything in the honing forums.
I actually agree with Legion though. I use the simple green. I dunk it, spray it and scrub it down with an old tooth brush. Rinse it out and sometime repeat to get all that old oil out. Then let dry and sand if needed. Add some mineral oil or what not to finish.We can agree to disagree, and that I am right.
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I have a new winner for nicest custom box in my collection. I needed another coticule like a hole in the head, but check out that box.
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