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Thread: Masamitsu Tokusei, JPN and R. Saito

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    Default Masamitsu Tokusei, JPN and R. Saito

    Hey there!

    Last year I brought some nice old Japanese straight razors back home from my trip to Japan. Now finally I found some time to remove the rust and make some new scales for them!

    The Masamitsu Tokusei is a frame back that was pretty rusty. The worst spots are on the spine. Unfortunately during the cleaning process I broke the tip off by accident. So I cut off the tip and made a nice short straight razor out of it. I also thinned the tang a bit to give it a more harmonic look. Scales are made out of Bocote (at least thats what I think it is) with a bone wedge and brass rivets and pins.

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    The JPN is a very nice razor, however, it was in really bad shape. I removed all the rust with a bath in citric acid. I still have to hone it and see how much of the old edge I have to remove to get a new nice edge. I really love its shape, so I hope it will come out nice.
    Scales are made out of cow horn laminated on some nice walnut burl. (The cow horn itself is too weak to hold its shape)
    I really love the look of the wood being visible under the clear parts of the horn.
    Wedge is again bone, the rivets and pins again brass.

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    And lastly the R. Saito, with a very distinctive shape. Its condition is rather good, only minor rust pitting.
    The scales are made out of plexi with a inside lining of laminated paper. The wedge is, again, bone and there is also a spacer out of bone. It may look a bit weird, and I am not totally sure if it is good or bad, but the more I look at it, the more I seem to like it.

    Here is a link to the pictures, I could not upload them.
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gtv516axa...GLAGaI4gGuKa#/

    I used to take out heavy rust pitting with sandpaper and such, but it is just too much work for a finish that is never perfect if done manually (especially the polishing). Also if you remove too much metal it can alter the razor's feeling. And lastly, the pitting is a sign of the razor's age and history. Its like a patina that shows what the piece has been through.

    I hope you enjoy my restorations!

    mori
    Last edited by mori; 07-03-2014 at 08:22 PM.

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    You have given them a new life and respected what the blades have gone through. Nice saves mori. Let us know how they shave.
    Bob

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    Finally captured the Saito. Took a bit! Nice work!


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    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out".
    I rest my case.

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