Thread: another first restore

found this H. Schneider & co. at an antique store (before i knew as much about old razors as i do now, which is only a little more)and thought i could fix her up. the tang turned out to be bent so it wouldn't line up with the scales when folded. had to take it back apart and sand some off the one scale around the pivot.(gave me more practice in pinning). folds up nicely though the blade isn't tight in its full rotation. kind of loose from about 11:00 (with the scales pointing toward 9:00) and starts to tighten again around 2:00. made the scales from cow bone and the wedge from ebony. would appreciate and advice. thanks!

Very nice work, the cow bone came out really nice. As far as advise, you might want to use a real wedge on the scales instead of a spacer, it a more classic look, and esthetically pleasing and gives the scales more flex, its definately more work. Great work enjoy!

Looks nice and clean. Really like the scales. I would agree about the wedge. May I ask what process you used for the scales?

thanks, i started from scratch by asking my son to bring home some bone from the butcher shop where he works. imagining a small 8 inch piece of bone cut neatly on a meat saw, i was surprised to find what looked like a whole cow leg freshly stripped of its hide. after cutting off what i needed with an old carpenters saw i boiled the bone for probably a half hour so that the remaining meat came off easily. i might note that the best and whitest bone is found on the straightest part of the leg. not where it starts to flair for the joints. after drying it for a while i rough sawed the blanks and then sanded them to about .100 inch with my homemade version of the luthiers friend sanding station. finished with a file and some micro-mesh sandpaper.

Nice restore. Good first effort

The bone is really white. The restore looks nice. I'm also a fan of the pita wedge. Did you seal the bone at all? I'm wanting to do some bone scales as well but that isn't really discussed much.

Nicely restored. My advise is simple. Shave with it!!
Ray

I haven't sealed it with anything, I wasn't sure what to use or what would happen if I didn't seal it. (Also, it really is a wedge just not very tapered I guess.) Any advice on sealing bone would also be helpful.