W&B in original Black Horn

This one showed up with some "interesting" grinds along the spine. I took care of that.
The client wanted to keep the original scales so I took care of them as well along with reusing the original wedge.
I made up some triple stacks for the wedge and doubles for the hinge.
In the photos you'll see a "selfie" which I took as I was working towards a nice finish.
Also the scales they came out rather nice for being the originals. The reflections are the energy bulb in my swing arm lamp and the blueish streaks are pairs of fluorescent bulbs 10 ft up on the ceiling.

Over polished to some but just right to others. At least there are no more grind marks and rust.

The finished blade. I made triple stacks for the wedge and used doubles for the hinge.

Awesome work, and razor!!!! :dropjaw:

Beautiful...not over polished as far as I'm concerned, it's nice and clean....I can just see the water beading off that blade! ;)

Sweet restore.

Thanks.
And yes, water beads. As most know a polished blade has much less chance of rusting.

Not a true restore as I don't think they looked like this from the factory. But a client likes it! Could have backed it down to factory looking specs. But.....

Looks good! ;) Pretty shiny, but I will say that 4 or 5 years will have it looking patina proper. Nicer than before, for certain. Nice one.

Wow. I wish I hate the ability to do that.

That's a sexy razor.

Very nice. I still amazes me how some old horn scales can shine with alittle sanding and some polish.

Very very nice. Ok, beautiful!

That razor is thanking you for a brand new life. Totally pleasing to the eye. :beer2:

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Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Very nice. I still amazes me how some old horn scales can shine with alittle sanding and some polish.

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This is my favorite course of action as I like the results. Never had luck with the "soak them in oil and they'll look good as new " process. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

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Originally Posted by mycarver

This is my favorite course of action as I like the results. Never had luck with the "soak them in oil and they'll look good as new " process. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

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Not by the looks of it!

Thanks but I guess I should have said "did something wrong" as I never was able to get this look by soaking in oil. And I tried all the recommended ones. They always came out looking basically the same as they went in. Just oily feeling. Didn't care for that. I like this.

Grea work! What a pleasure to look at.

absolutely stunning is all I can see

I find also that the oil only rejuvenates the horn not make it shine I can only assume this was polished on a Buffer??
what else did you apply as your buff compound if any?

Sanded first . Then buffed. You have to use compounds on a buffer. That's what creates the cutting/polishing effect.

Great work mycarver, I always drool over what you produce.

Damn! This is spectacular. How did you get rid of the rusty spots on the spine? I've only been working on blades for a few months, and this is exactly the result I've been working towards.

Wow!! What a transformation!!

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Originally Posted by mycarver

The finished blade. I made triple stacks for the wedge and used doubles for the hinge.

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That is awesome, how do you make the triple stacked washers? I have seen some for sale but they look crappy.

Thank you

This example is just 3 washers stacked before pinning.

I want one of those!

Joe

Do you thin or bevel the washers or just buff once pinned?

Very nice work, love the 2/3 pin combo.

Nice buff on the scales.

In this case it was just a matter of stacking then polish. Thanks for the comments.

That turned out great!

i bought a same razor on ebay for a week ago, same condition, i wish i lived in USA then i could send it to you for a good restoration, i am a newbei :aargh:

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Originally Posted by jemmo

i bought a same razor on ebay for a week ago, same condition, i wish i lived in USA then i could send it to you for a good restoration, i am a newbei :aargh:

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If I'm not mistaken, mycarver probably does restores for people all over the world, as well as sells them to people all around the world as well. He certainly does excellent work, speaking for myself, I certainly enjoy seeing his and many others work on the forum.

More polish please! This looks amazing.