Thread: W&B ,,,Oh My

I wish I could take photos that well, let alone restorative work.

I had a W&B that had the same marks, but I was thinking they were from a heavy slurry because they were only on the bottom half of the razor and they went in every direction. That one turned out fantastic.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

I had a W&B that had the same marks, but I was thinking they were from a heavy slurry because they were only on the bottom half of the razor and they went in every direction. That one turned out fantastic.

My client wondered too. I was able to approximate them with a coarse carborundum stone. Slightly different stone, a different speed/pressure but it's pretty close.

Here is the one that I had. The scratches went every which way and I wouldn't have minded them if the entire blade was covered in them because in person it gave it a glitter, hazy type of effect that didn't look bad, but since it obscured part of the etch it wasn't the greatest look.

I think these blades are from the same restorer/honemeister ! My he does beautiful work. His confidence seems to have grown with yours.

Not to be rude but some people should be dope slapped.

"I think these blades are from the same restorer/honemeister ! My he does beautiful work. His confidence seems to have grown with yours."

I think his name is Stevie Wonder...

Wunderbar, bravo, bravo, excellent save.

Here are some pictures of the one I'll be working on. The grinding took off the arrow symbol after the circle on the blade, and took off part of "The Celebrated HOLLOW GROUND RAZOR." There's enough metal left to make a good razor, but definitely a marred razor.







I'll leave as much of the etching as I can, but I could see being tempted to eliminate the etching altogether, rather than have half of it show up.

Joe

Originally Posted by Neckbone

I wish I could take photos that well, let alone restorative work.

Thanks but I feel they need work after viewing some SOTD shots but they get the idea across.
I use an older Canon. I have a 3 sided box lined with white poster board. And lighting is 2 of the little aluminum clamp on lights with paper taped over them to diffuse/soften the lighting.
Then I just set the razor up, point and shoot. I know nothing about aperture /time or things that might help me take better shots.
So far it seems to work ( dumb luck) but many seem to like them. Good enough in my book.