Members SUP Posted Sunday at 02:20 AM Members Report Posted Sunday at 02:20 AM (edited) I found a couple of edge creasers with only a star on them. No name or even size shown. The handle opens up on one of them. It unscrews open and is empty inside. I'll put up some pics as soon as I can. Does anyone know which company that could be? Edited Sunday at 02:39 AM by SUP Quote
Members SUP Posted Sunday at 12:56 PM Author Members Report Posted Sunday at 12:56 PM (edited) This is how the stars appear. The tools are obviously old but I do not know how old. Could anyone guide me about this please? This website is still not fully recovered so search results did not give me anything. Edit: It looks like the star on Osborne knives, so is it an old Osborne? @bruce johnson has explained sometime in 2014 that Osborne added the star logo sometime in the late 1800s but not clear if the star appeared by itself without any words whatsoever. I expected at least the name and size to be present but I cannot find either. (As this site recovers, earlier information becomes available. Hurray!) Anyway, it would be interesting to know. Edited Sunday at 02:26 PM by SUP Quote
Members Beehive Posted Sunday at 02:41 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 02:41 PM Now that is cool! I'm intrigued on why the hollow handle with a screw top. Someone had to make those threads in both pieces. I'm not sure where y'all stand on patina. Good or bad but those would clean up to looking new. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted Sunday at 02:59 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 02:59 PM Nice looking Ole tools. Be interested in who & how old. I am wondering if the threaded handle is so you can add weight to the tool. If that was full of lead shot. It would make it fairly heavy, & maybe aid in creasing. Quote
Members SUP Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM Author Members Report Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM 2 hours ago, Beehive said: I'm not sure where y'all stand on patina. Good or bad but those would clean up to looking new. I know but like the tools looking old. I like the patina. I have cleaned them to remove all the grime and rust. I do not plan to do much more to the metal other than oiling them lightly. The wood, I have cleaned as well. Maybe some putty to fill the crack and prevent further damage. Then some stain, my oils and conditioners. I want them to look well cared for, not brand new. These tools have 'lived' and should show that experience, albeit in a gentle way. I probably sound a bit ditzy when I say that but that is how I feel. 2 hours ago, DieselTech said: I am wondering if the threaded handle is so you can add weight to the tool. If that was full of lead shot. It would make it fairly heavy, & maybe aid in creasing. I had not thought of that but that is a real possibility. I did not even notice it until I was scrubbing it and happened to twist the base. I plan to check all my old tools to see if any of them have the same. When I can, I will continue to search for information on that Star logo. Not found it yet but I am probably using the wrong search string. I hope someone here can give me some information on it. Quote
Members SUP Posted Sunday at 07:51 PM Author Members Report Posted Sunday at 07:51 PM The wood seems to be lemon wood. I had to wash both handles because they were very grimy and when examining them closely, I realized that they smell of lemon. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted Sunday at 08:03 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 08:03 PM 10 minutes ago, SUP said: The wood seems to be lemon wood. I had to wash both handles because they were very grimy and when examining them closely, I realized that they smell of lemon. Lmao you did not by chance wash them with lemon dish soap. Ha just kidding! Maybe the original owners used lemon pledge on them. Quote
Members Beehive Posted Sunday at 08:22 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 08:22 PM I'd give the handles a boiled linseed application. Soak them for a few minutes. The entire tool. Then following it through with a hand rub of BLO for 7 days. By then it'll be good to go. The curved surface on the face of the shank. I'd mirror polish it. I'd put both of those back into service. Quote
Members SUP Posted Sunday at 09:11 PM Author Members Report Posted Sunday at 09:11 PM 1 hour ago, DieselTech said: Lmao you did not by chance wash them with lemon dish soap. Ha just kidding! Maybe the original owners used lemon pledge on them. Hmm. Some lemon pledge! I washed it and scrubbed it to get rid of layers of grime. Any lemon pledge or anything else is long washed off. I read about it - lemon wood retains a mild scent for years and is noticed sometimes when the wood is wet. it disappear when it dries. @Beehive do you mean that I should rub it with BLO daily for a week, after an initial soak for a few minutes? I can do that. What about the crack? Can I fill it up now or after the BLO treatment? And staining? Sorry. I'm not a wood worker. Just pick up stuff as I go. Quote
Members Beehive Posted Sunday at 09:18 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 09:18 PM (edited) 12 minutes ago, SUP said: Hmm. Some lemon pledge! I washed it and scrubbed it to get rid of layers of grime. Any lemon pledge or anything else is long washed off. I read about it - lemon wood retains a mild scent for years and is noticed sometimes when the wood is wet. it disappear when it dries. @Beehive do you mean that I should rub it with BLO daily for a week, after an initial soak for a few minutes? I can do that. What about the crack? Can I fill it up now or after the BLO treatment? And staining? Sorry. I'm not a wood worker. Just pick up stuff as I go. Wood putty will fill the crack. Yes, after the first soak and wiped off. Rub it once every day with a rag dampened with BLO for a week. Solid 7 days worth. To include the steel. After that, feel free to give it a rub any time you like. What would make them wall hangers (unusable) is the condition of the working surface. The face, the area where it contacts leather. It's gotta be smooth. Not rusted with huge pits marking the surface. Nothing beeswax won't fill and nothing that'll snag on the leather surface. If the tips are messed up. They're done without some heavy duty detail metal work. Edited Sunday at 09:28 PM by Beehive Quote
Members SUP Posted Sunday at 09:36 PM Author Members Report Posted Sunday at 09:36 PM The tips are perfect actually. I can use them even now. But I want to take care of them first. So BLO and putty it is. Thank you for guiding me on what to do. Quote
Members Beehive Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM You're Welcome. I've been using blo for as long as I can remember. In between rub downs, polish it with a brown paper bag or the brown paper that comes in boxes. My stitching pony has been treated. Strap cutter also. I can't do unfinished wood. Quote
Members dikman Posted Sunday at 10:01 PM Members Report Posted Sunday at 10:01 PM If you're not familiar with BLO be careful disposing of any rags soaked in the stuff, they can self combust! Do a search on the 'net. Quote
Members SUP Posted Monday at 01:01 AM Author Members Report Posted Monday at 01:01 AM @dikman yes I have heard of that. So not bought it any time, even when recommended. But this time, I think I will. And take care to not give the rags a chance to combust. I will probably use just one rag and dry it out thoroughly, spread out, as suggested. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted Monday at 01:03 AM Moderator Report Posted Monday at 01:03 AM They don’t spontaneously combust if you beat them to the punch. I burn my oily rags every night Quote
Members SUP Posted Monday at 01:10 PM Author Members Report Posted Monday at 01:10 PM 12 hours ago, bruce johnson said: They don’t spontaneously combust if you beat them to the punch. I burn my oily rags every night That solves the problem the best, I should think. Quote
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