Cleaning Rosewood

[Bigbird48]

can anyone help with cleaning these handles?

[OLD and GRUMPY]

Were they varnished or oiled?  If varnished a stripping and refinishing would be my guess. If oil I would use Windex to take the crud off. Then 600 wet dry WITH the grain. Then stain? Of your choice. Or I have used "Old English Scratch Cover - dark". Then you sit and rub with a cloth while watching TV. Then oil again and watch more TV. True Oil would work after stain. If the crud is just dirt Windex and oil. Any good stalk oil will work.

[OLD and GRUMPY]

After looking at them more I would start with Windex and oil. No sanding. I have used the Old English on guns and furniture. Works well.

[Bigbird48]

After looking at them more I would start with Windex and oil. No sanding. I have used the Old English on guns and furniture. Works well.

I'll give it a try thanks

[OV-1D]

Scotch Bright wheel . If those are scratches in the metal a heavier thicker Scotch Bright wheel is needed to really lay into the burnishing of those scratches . Those heavy Scotch Bright wheels will rip metal away . quick . Dremel just might have those heavier denser wheels myself I have industrial wheels .Good luck .

[Bigbird48]

I'm trying to clean the bluish blemish off the rosewood

[bill_deshivs]

If I remember correctly, Western's "rosewood" was actually a laminated wood product rather than real rosewood.
It, and the bolsters can be abraded and polished together. I doubt any polish like Simichrome or Flitz is going to do what you want, and Scotchbrite will leave a satin finish.

If you want them refinished correctly, my business is repairing knives.