Thread: Is this worth the time to finish resto?

I saw this thompson silver steel wedge at a antique shop, it looked like a challengeing restoration progect so i decided to pick it up. I used Electrolysis for the initial cleaning and then did some wet sanding. It does have pitting on it still but I did not want to loose the trade mark so i stopped here. Is this blade worth continuing to restore for or should just throw it in the junk drawer and forget about it? edit :sorry about the picture im working on fixing it.


http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/g...ofCIMG1237.jpg

Based on the "before" picture I would have said not sure....but seeing the "after" I'd say HECK YES! You've got a good start on it - I bet she'll look really nice when you're all done!!

Nice Job! How many hours do you have in it already? Just wondering, because that is an amazing transformation so far!

So i should keep on sanding and not worry about the trade mark then? I want the pitting or lack thereof to match on the whole razor so if i keep sanding the blade i will have to sand the shank thus loosing the makers name almost completely.

Word of caution: The amount of electrolytes and voltage being used can greatly vary the time you need to clean the steel, Start out slowly.

Ok that being said i had the blade in my setup for about 2 hours and then about an hour of sanding.

Originally Posted by Crucible

So i should keep on sanding and not worry about the trade mark then? I want the pitting or lack thereof to match on the whole razor so if i keep sanding the blade i will have to sand the shank thus loosing the makers name almost completely.

That part is up to you....people go both ways on that question. I like the shiny look when you take it all the way, but so far on the ones I've done I haven't gone that far. I like having as much intact as possible, yet still have it look nice and shave great. Some of the original patina is what gives them personality IMHO.

Originally Posted by crichton

. Some of the original patina is what gives them personality IMHO.

I agree...ill clean it up a bit more make some scales and see what happens.

To give you an example of how far a razor can come back from the dead. Yours looked new compared to this one.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=16817