Thread: face lift for a 100 year old king

No, not some dictator stealing money from the treasury to make himslef more attractive to the ladies, but a 100 yr old King Razor from Indiana.
A member herebrought over some German brews, then slipped this into my hands and asked if I could do something with it.
The scales were a mess, the front was cut very oddly. Sorry I dont have any before pics.
They were also at least 1/2 too long.
So I ground the ends off down to the pin holes, reshaped the front to get rid of the odd curve/divot.
Funny thing happened during the sanding down. Little pieces of plastic (celluloid)? Were catching fire and flying off leaving contrails of smoke.
Any how, reduced the wedge so the wedge pin would not be on the inscription.
Pinned up with nickel rod and steel washers. Dead center.
Sanded the blade from 600 to 2000. Only 600 on the blade faces, the member likes a satin finish.
Buffed and polished.
Delivery later this afternoon. The member prefers to hone his own.

Amazing job.

Luis

Excellent work "dude" . She looks great.

Smooth save, congrats.

Bob

Nice job!
It WILL shave again...

I have to thank souschef for the great work he did on this razor for me. He's been on a roll lately with several projects going on at once. I'm glad that I live close to a guy like him. When he comes to me for a haircut, we have about 20 minutes to a half hour of razor show and tell before I get to work!

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

When he comes to me for a haircut, we have about 20 minutes to a half hour of razor show and tell before I get to work!

Buddy if the WYO in your name tag is for Wyoming, you need to get back up there! I can't find a barber here that knows anything about SR shaving!

SousChefDude that's one nice outcome! I'll bet those cell scales smelled pretty strong on the belt sander too. Seems I recall that the celluloid is fairly similar to old reel film - nasty flammable stuff (seen the movie Inglorious Basterds?) but I'd still have paid to watch the flames shooting out. :-0

Sorry AirCO I'm posted up in Wyomissing PA. It's a shame that people have a hard time finding a traditional barber's service. Lots of people go to shops that employ stylists that haven't learned how to shave and are scared or uninterested in it.

There have been a few alterations in the past century...Mona is a survivor!

Thanks for the before pic, Josh. You can really see what a mess it was.