All the Curves All in Horn !!!!

**Leatherstockiings** · 09-24-2013, 09:08 PM

I really like the satin finishes you do, Glen. I hope this particular razor is going to an SRP member so we get to see more of it.

p.s. I bet your waiting list just went up by six months

**Martin103** · 09-24-2013, 09:13 PM

Classic, Elegant, Sexy, well done!

**MattCB** · 09-25-2013, 02:11 AM

I must say the satin finish and those scales make for a very dignified and classy looking razor. Top shelf work.

**10Pups** · 09-25-2013, 03:01 AM

Very Nice indeed. Makes me want to grow up to be just like him :<0)

**miha** · 09-25-2013, 07:53 AM

very "hornous"

nice that is... nice balancing, what is your work-flow on this,.. do you go just by a hunch or do you weigh blade/scales as you go, sth else

?

**gssixgun** · 09-25-2013, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by miha

very "hornous"

nice that is... nice balancing, what is your work-flow on this,.. do you go just by a hunch or do you weigh blade/scales as you go, sth else

?

When I started doing restores back in 2006 I actually took my Calipers and Scale and sat down with about 20 Vintage razors and looked measured weighed and noted how they did things... I learned the whys and hows of what those old razor guys were doing... I learned about scale flex, matching tang angles with wedge angles, matching the size to the razor, and balance, many people think I make this stuff up, but honestly I just do the same thing that I learned by looking at, and measuring Vintage razors...

So to answer your question Yes I did originally weigh and measure, but now after a few thousand restores I do it by feel

**Mvcrash** · 09-25-2013, 02:42 PM

Very nicely done. I have one similar and they shave so well.

**ScottGoodman** · 09-25-2013, 03:12 PM

She has curves in all the right places...

**miha** · 09-25-2013, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by gssixgun

matching tang angles with wedge angles, matching the size to the razor,

hey Glen,
thanks for your answer, could you write a bit more about the matching tang angles and wedge angles, how you match them and what are the "critical points" you give attention to?

**gssixgun** · 09-25-2013, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by miha

hey Glen,
thanks for your answer, could you write a bit more about the matching tang angles and wedge angles, how you match them and what are the "critical points" you give attention to?

Honest, every question you might have about Restoration is right here in this thread, but you have take the time to search it out

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

Myself and the other Restorists have taken the time to put together detailed plans and some have even done Vids on how to do everything we do.
The first place to start however is sitting at the table under a bright light with a Vintage razor and looking very closely at how it all functions and how it was all designed to do things in a very specific way.. Everything I know came from studying Vintage razors, the only things I came up with are little Tips and Tricks on how to do it easier and more consistently.. Also how to work the new materials vs the old style stuff...

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