Thread: My second completed restoration--a qualified success

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I still have to develop skill in removing scales. (I'm waiting for delivery of a drill press). It took me an hour to get the wedge end of these scales apart, and I left a little crack in the horn, running out from the pin hole. The crack didn't go all the way through, but still, there it is.

There was also some lamination on the inside of the horn and a little at the pivot tip. CA stablilized the crack and lamination.

I also need to develop skill in centering the blade. After I pinned the pivot the first time, the blade caught on a scale when closing, so I took the scales apart again and put an extra washer on one side. That still didn't solve the problem, so I took them apart again and put an extra washer on both sides. Closer, but still no cigar. I can close the blade but do need to be a little careful.

Every time I took the scales apart, I had to repin it and repeen it. When I repeened, I ended up having to sand down the peen to get it round and smooth enough. Every time I did that, I scuffed up the horn around the pin. So every repeening meant resanding also.

I sanded both the blade and the scales from 220 grit to 3000 grit, then polished with Maas.

Still learning basics. This took a long time, a full day or more on the blade, and another full day on the scales. I figure that as I gain basic skill, I'll speed up some.

This ought to make a good shaver.

Joe