pgandy
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Post by pgandy on Oct 10, 2021 21:38:01 GMT
Pgandy, I am sure we have spoken of it before in our thousands of posts, lol, but are you able to get Howard's feed and wax delivered to you? I can probably get Howard's Feed-N-Wax but it’s a liquid and my freight forwarder will add another expense to their already high prices. I didn’t check on international shipping from any of the vendors put going that route I have to deal with the mail and customs both which is a nightmare. My sister sent a gift in August and I’m still fighting the red tape. I wish to adjust my previous post to add another reason that manufacturers use varnish or some other overcoat and that is to seal the wood preventing cracking, not just for cosmetics alone. I get around that by oiling. I’ll also add in the old days we used linseed oil, the military and not civilian rifles, on our stocks and I don’t remember any difficulty with our rifles being slippery. Heaven forbid.
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Post by durinnmcfurren on Oct 10, 2021 23:25:39 GMT
On p 83: 'In our tests in the research lab, the energy delivered to the target by a sword with a plain wooden grip dropped when the hand became sweaty or bloody, but that decrease was reduced by about 25 percent when the grip was leather covered.' Their research methodology appears pretty sound to me, although of course it's possible that some details could be improved in the tests and measurements! Thanks. Is there any reference to the research or study so we could have a closer look? Or any reference addressing this at all? Unfortunately, no, it was unpublished research that they did. They have a description of their method for measuring energy (it is, from a physics perspective, exactly what you would expect), but nothing else
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Post by durinnmcfurren on Oct 10, 2021 23:27:27 GMT
I’ll also add in the old days we used linseed oil, the military and not civilian rifles, on our stocks and I don’t remember any difficulty with our rifles being slippery. Heaven forbid. Linseed oil should soak into the wood and provide really good protection.
I wax my wooden handles with Walrus Oil Furniture Wax, which does not have linseed oil, but has a mix of some natural waxes and oils, and it seems to do a decent job so far
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Post by Simpleman on Oct 10, 2021 23:49:43 GMT
Unfortunately, no, it was unpublished research that they did. They have a description of their method for measuring energy (it is, from a physics perspective, exactly what you would expect), but nothing else I see, well perhaps someone can pick that up and make something out of it. Could be fun, but a lot of different factors to take into account.
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