Thread: Bansa razor. Worth the time?

So today i got that razor in an antique store. The price was 1 cup of coffee ( 1,5$ ).
It is in bad shape. So the question is, is it worth for restore?
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Personally, I wouldn't put my time in that razor, except if it was an heirloom razor.

It probably will be just cleaned, sharpened and reused as bacon knife.

Often the lessons that we learn the most from are the ones that hit the trash can. There are things that that blade will be good for, so don't pitch it right away. Here is an opportunity for learning how to restore without risking a valuable blade. I have some in my workshop, and the are great. If there is an experiment to be done they are my go to pieces, actually a couple of mine may make it out of experimentation and back to shavers, so there is hope for that blade. It will be an incredible amount of work to get that one back to top shape. In the meantime use it to learn pinning. If you have never sanded a razor there is a good spot to do some trials. Would you like to learn to sand the scratches and dings out of scales and the polis them up. Here is a great starting point.

Yeah... NO.



You can still use it for learning how razors react to different kinds of sandpaper, flap wheels, etc...
I destroyed several junkers that way.

Looks to have pitting right to edge and crack in scales. Probably make a good weapon but not a shaver.

Originally Posted by bouschie

Looks to have pitting right to edge and crack in scales. Probably make a good weapon but not a shaver.

Not a good weapon either. Too flimsy, and too much risk of the blade or the scales snapping at the wrong time.

Box is in good condition though!

i would have taken the coffee

it has some big chips... too bad