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Jeff in TX
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Winter project purchased but looking for ideas
I've been searching the last year or so for a vintage early 20th century bread cutter. I just purchased this one off of eBay. I'm going to restore it to new for my wife's birthday in March. Yes, some...most will say leave it as is! However, I know my wife and she'd want completely restored. She's not into old looking but new old looking stuff. So restore it will be. Most of the ones I've seen from that day the metal work was painted different colors, though some were just cast iron with no finish which I think this one was.
I'm kicking the idea around of bead blasting all of the metal pieces parts to clean them up and painting them with antique white using enamel paint. Though once bead blasted I may just polish the metal pieces and leave it at that. The blade looks to be in good shape and will get sharpened and polished and the bread box refinished. Although, my buddy suggested building a new bread box out of splated maple or sycamore wood. Now that would be an interesting look.
Anyhoo, nothings set in stone but would love some ideas from y'all. Any thoughts and ideas.



I'm kicking the idea around of bead blasting all of the metal pieces parts to clean them up and painting them with antique white using enamel paint. Though once bead blasted I may just polish the metal pieces and leave it at that. The blade looks to be in good shape and will get sharpened and polished and the bread box refinished. Although, my buddy suggested building a new bread box out of splated maple or sycamore wood. Now that would be an interesting look.
Anyhoo, nothings set in stone but would love some ideas from y'all. Any thoughts and ideas.




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"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Winston Churchill
The wood would get some special attention. If it’s got nice grain I would sand down and an give it a good oil finish. If it’s just plain I’d be looking for either some nicely figure hickory, walnut, cherry or oak and making a new spectacular box and matching handle.
I'll post pics once I get it. Yes, the blade will be polished bright
John 3: 1-21
Regardless of the direction you go it will be awesome! I was just on eBay snooping around and the darn things are not inexpensive!
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I'd have it soda, or dry ice blasted. Preferably soda.
That's a seriously cool piece! I'm pretty enamored with it, truth be told.
Can't wait to see the finished product.
Zorba's waiting for the one that connects to wifi!!