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12-28-2013, 09:07 PM #1Senior Member
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Saved this Fili from being put down & sent to glue factory + 2 simple restores
So I overpaid for this filarmonica 13 doble temple JMP from ebay... I looked at it and thought "that's an easy restore" and i've always wanted a fili
well The original owner was an idiot and wrapped string around the pivot pin to tighten it.... The rust and damage underneath was wayyyy more than i expected... ended up with two divots right by the pivot pin... well I did the best I could and it looks decent... barely and pitting... sanded the blade so it looked better
It's black horn with camel bone wedge and NiAg hardware... nothing special but that's what I like... clean simple lines... unfortunately all my razors are starting to look alike so I gotta mix it up... and OH HEY i actually remembered to save the before pics from ebay
Next Is my d'arcy vulcan Don't know anything about it other than it's vintage and costed 1.75 dollars when it was new... good steel good shaver, and lastly my "kama-shorty" not to be confused with a kamisori... It was a shortened kama that needed shorter scales and clean up..
image by Heespharm, on Flickr
image by Heespharm, on Flickr
Scales were deformed from the string being wrapped around it...
after:
IMG_0988 by Heespharm, on Flickr
IMG_0990 by Heespharm, on Flickr
IMG_1001 by Heespharm, on Flickr
darcy butterscotch scales and lead wedge (first time working with lead)
IMG_0976 by Heespharm, on Flickr
IMG_0978 by Heespharm, on Flickr
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12-28-2013, 09:07 PM #2Senior Member
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Thanked: 61 Saved this Fili from being put down & sent to glue factory + 2 simple restores
Last edited by Heespharm; 12-28-2013 at 09:14 PM.
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12-28-2013, 09:12 PM #3Senior Member
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Wow-All look great. I especially love that new black horn/bone formal-wear on that beautiful Fili-great save!
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12-29-2013, 01:39 AM #4Historically Inquisitive
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Very nice work! The filly turned out really great! Enjoy!
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12-29-2013, 06:24 PM #5Senior Member
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All the three are very nice.
But Kama and Fily are magnific!!
Great job.
Congrats.
Where there is a great desire there can be no great difficulty - Niccolò Machiavelli & Me
Greeting from Ischia. Pierpaolo @ ischiapp.blogspot.com
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12-30-2013, 01:11 PM #6Always Thinkun
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Very nice save!
Ya got your Fili !!
I am still looking for one also!!
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12-30-2013, 08:59 PM #7Senior Member
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Great job on the Filly! The others are wonderful as well, but no "before" pix...
Don't fret about the cost - the more expensive a blade, the more attention you're likely to spend on it to make it look the way you want - and the better it turns out! View the cost of a razor as buying a blade AND motivation to restore it (if it's not brand new or at least NOS). Seems to work during those particularly nasty flareups of RAD - not that I've ever experienced that...
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