Thread: W&B Rattler / Faux Frameback

From an eBay auction, looked in horrible shape, but I have a soft spot for abandoned W&B's, so I took a chance on this one. Two years ago, I never would have imagined I would be doing this and how truly enjoyable and relaxing it is.

Here is the auction pic:



It got a quick one minute sanding all over and a scrub with a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Here it is after a soak in Evapo-Rust for 12 hours. I like the Evapo-Rust as it seems to loosen all the gunk off the blade.




After an initial 10 minute sanding, most of the dark matter and gunk came off. I'll have a look at it some more, and it will probably go for another 24 hour soak the Evapo-Rust.





Other interesting surprise is the razor, at it's belly, measure's at 8/8, maybe just shy.

That's a cool blade design. Any idea on the age?

Nice! I love those big collars!

I had that in my cross hairs. Glad you got it. I am still trying to break a record for least purchases in a year :<0)

Hey Phrank - a mirror polish, ditch the dirty scales in favour of some swirly kirinite, fit some hex screws in place of the bullseye washers and that will look great.

No thanks required - just post some pics when you're done.

Originally Posted by UKRob

Hey Phrank - a mirror polish, ditch the dirty scales in favour of some swirky kirinite, fit some hex screws in place of the bullseye washers and that will look great.

No thanks required - just post some pics when you're done.

Mirror polish it will have - wonky kirinite scales will never adorn this blade!

I get in enough trouble here with the mirror polish and replacing scales on some blades with traditional black or blonde horn...kirinite...even I won't go that far!

Originally Posted by UKRob

Hey Phrank - a mirror polish, ditch the dirty scales in favour of some swirly kirinite, fit some hex screws in place of the bullseye washers and that will look great.

No thanks required - just post some pics when you're done.

There's a place in hell for people who do that.

Looks like that one is turning out to be a great find. I would have passed it up looking at that first pic.

I had one of those... it was a great shaver once Glen got rid of the frown and put an edge on it!

Good luck with the resto... looks like it's coming along nicely!

On the basis that you don't get rid of pits - you remove all the metal surrounding them - take a long hard look and decide just how much work it will take. As others have said, they start at much lower grit abrasive - so your 1k will take a long, long time, especially if you want a perfect finish under the spine area.