Introduction to Buffing - please

[mwilson]

Hi Everyone,

I have been diligently reading in the Newbie Arena and am impressed with the quality of knives that are being posted. I am hoping to improve to that caliber one day.

To the point though, I am working with stabilized wood for the first time (stabilized maple that I got from eBay). I have it secured to the knife and shaped, etc... I have it sanded to 600grit, and have been trying to find information on buffing.

When I searched the forum, I found lots of information of buffing stabilized wood, and how it seems to be the preferred method of finishing stabilized wood.

Unfortunately I have no past knowledge of buffing or even where to start.

If someone would be so kind as to give me a quick rundown of it I would be really appreciative.

The questions I have so far are as follows:

What tools will I need? For example:. Is this something I can use a powerdrill, drill press or dremel attachment for, or is a seperate tool required.

What are the recommended buffing compounds? Princess Auto sells a small variety but I don't know that they are even the right type of compound and I don't want to ruin the knife.

Are the different colours of compound going to give their hue to the wood, or do they all come out clear?

I am completely ignorant of this, but everyone has been so helpful and informatie in the past I thought that this would be a great place to get the right information.

I have posted a few photos of the knife in question, it is my first attempt at a folder.

Friction Folder, I know that the part that sticks out when closed(technical terms, I know) is not very well planned, It somehow seemed better on paper and cardboard than the finished product came out. It is a design that came from a doodle of mine and slowly developed the geometry to make it work. I learned a lot from this knife, and although there are some faults to it, I am improving.

Here is the link: https://db.tt/xz92D0CL


Thanks in advance

-Matt