Thread: Old Marsden

Very interesting review in photos, is always interesting as there is restoration.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

...... I have been quite successful with it, Rules as follows.:
Wash, scrub it, at least a week to dry.
Apply epoxy, at least a week to cure. Adding another week before saturating with neetsfoot.
Not for those who rush!

Good advice on 'scale restoration and repair' Tom. Patience and Time are the most important 'how to do' tips! Great work as always...

Originally Posted by bongo

WOW Sharptonn !!....This razor (and your restoration work) really speaks of some fascinating history
Will we see this in a SOTD ?

Thank You! I will get it on SOTD Sunday, I think!

Originally Posted by Gipson

Very interesting review in photos, is always interesting as there is restoration.

I appreciate, Gipson!

Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

Good advice on 'scale restoration and repair' Tom. Patience and Time are the most important 'how to do' tips! Great work as always...

Thanks, Mike! Always means a lot as coming from you, My Friend.

Excellent restoration job.

Those scales are something to behold. Pretty impressive carving out that level of detail almost 200 years ago!

Originally Posted by Thug

Excellent restoration job.

Those scales are something to behold. Pretty impressive carving out that level of detail almost 200 years ago!

Thanks! Not carved, but the scales were pressed with metal plates having the images cast into them. The horn scales were given a treatment rendering them temporarily soft and pliable before the images were pressed. The carving was done as the impression for the mold was made. An early way things were reproduced, much as plastic flows into molds today. Only done with natural horn, the 'plastic' of the era.

OK Tom, as usual with threads you start, I've been reading and re-reading this one and enlarging the pictures for more than 24 hours, and I am (again) fascinated and impressed. I am amazed at the detail work you do like repairing those beautiful scales by doing matching cuts and epoxying things together, almost seamlessly. And I looked at your timeline and thought, what a patient craftsman this guy is!

Maybe I'm awed because your strengths match my weaknesses...I'm a framing carpentry type guy instead of a finish carpentry type guy because I have almost no patience once I get into a task. I'm going to keep watching you and others and learn to slow down and pay better attention to what I do (or try to do).

I salute you, and the beautiful razor you have restored to its glory, once again!

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

OK Tom, as usual with threads you start, I've been reading and re-reading this one and enlarging the pictures for more than 24 hours, and I am (again) fascinated and impressed. I am amazed at the detail work you do like repairing those beautiful scales by doing matching cuts and epoxying things together, almost seamlessly. And I looked at your timeline and thought, what a patient craftsman this guy is!

Maybe I'm awed because your strengths match my weaknesses...I'm a framing carpentry type guy instead of a finish carpentry type guy because I have almost no patience once I get into a task. I'm going to keep watching you and others and learn to slow down and pay better attention to what I do (or try to do).

I salute you, and the beautiful razor you have restored to its glory, once again!

I humbly thank you, Harold.
Working on these old razors a bit at a time brings me great satisfaction. They are quite a simple machine, so taking the time to try and make them look 'right' is a lot easier than doing same in my profession.
I often mix a round of razor work as I delay my 'money' work. Sounds silly, but I enjoy seeing some results.
Creativity is where it is found. It seems to flow over to other things making ideas and solutions come easier.
That, and Rome wasn't built in a day, or even a week!

Amazing razor! Love it. Those type of pressed horn scales just love neatsfoot oil. Surprisingly it makes them even more alive.

What a fantastic restoration/save and a very interesting thread.
Thank you for sharing

Very nice work Sharptonn.