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07-08-2014, 10:36 AM #1Lookin like a crim
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ATOR in Midnight acrylic
An ERN Ator has been high on my must have list for a long time, and a few months ago I finally found one in a local Antique store.
One of the scales was broken at the wedge end, but they weren't the originals anyway.
I printed out a scale template from the PDF file that's on the WIKI page somewhere and made a new set in midnight acrylic that should be very close to the original Ator shape.
The wedge is cow bone, S/Steel washers on Nickel Silver pins
The blade was hand sanded to a near mirror finish.
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Thanks fellas
GrantLast edited by baldy; 07-08-2014 at 10:41 AM.
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07-08-2014, 11:56 AM #2Senior Member
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Nice job on the blade and the scales. That's a neat acrylic.
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07-08-2014, 12:19 PM #3Senior Member
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Very nice Baldy love the shape and colour of the new scales a lot better
Job well doneSaved,
to shave another day.
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07-08-2014, 02:00 PM #4Razor Vulture
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Nice work getting the shape right for an Ator. That swoop is necessary for that blade, I think!
Good-looking razor!
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I rest my case.
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07-08-2014, 02:39 PM #5The Assyrian
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Good show with your scales, baldy. The Ator is a fine razor and deserves the handsome scales you have made for it.
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07-08-2014, 03:24 PM #6Senior Member
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That's one handsome razor... nice work!
What progression did you use for sanding the blade?When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
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07-09-2014, 02:46 AM #7Razor Vulture
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Don't tell him!
Originally Posted by Dzanda
He is thinking of sanding the blade of his shorty Ator! His warranty will be voided! 
That peening hammer is sweet!
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I rest my case.
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07-09-2014, 04:26 AM #8Senior Member
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Very nice job! I really like the slight curve to the scales. Just shows what is possible WITHOUT power tools for cleaning up blades.
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07-09-2014, 05:42 AM #950 year str. shaver
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Congrats Baldy. I too am looking for an ATOR. Enjoy your fine restoration............
JERRY
OOOPS! Pass the styptic please.
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07-09-2014, 12:52 PM #10Lookin like a crim
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To be honest I dont remember exactly, but it would have been something like: 320, 400, 600, 800, 1200, 2000, a couple of grades of micromesh, then some Autosol polish. Originally Posted by Dzanda
Grant"I aint like that no more...my wife, she cured me of drinking and wickedness"
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