Thread: Sheffied LE Grelot restoration w/pics

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

Looks very good for a first shortening attempt!

Much obliged

I ordered scale material from bell forest products. In the mean time i cleaned up this one and put it back together today. Came out good, i did not remove all the pitting on this one and you can see that. This blade has been ground down more towards the end but i got it sharp and shaving.

Originally Posted by matt9923

Re contoured the end

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Was having truble with this picture

Got the wood, havent decided whitch to use.

I went with the wenge, since i had to remove material from the blade tip i made the scales shorter so they would fit correctly.

Can somone explain why some razors have a stop pin. The one razor i have handled with a stop pin didnt even stop the blade befor the blade contacted the scales? Should i use on on this razor?

the third pin is not a stop pin mate, they are only to keep the scales spread.
I have a couple also & none do (or should) actually hit the blade
often on blades with gold wash etc to stop it rubbing off

Originally Posted by Substance

the third pin is not a stop pin mate, they are only to keep the scales spread.
I have a couple also & none do (or should) actually hit the blade
often on blades with gold wash etc to stop it rubbing off

Thanks for the info, i recall reading that on here a while back now that you mention it.

Cheers

Very nice work matt9923. The only thing I would add is to spend a bit more on the blade you choose to restore, there are so many better candidates worthy of your obvious talent and patience.

Thank you for the support. I agrre but these are just to better understand what is involved. I have some reserch to do on what blades are worth more. If you have any resources in mind for that please share! Or i will just sift through the posts on here.

Started by glueing the two scales together with a couple dabs of glue. Roughed out the shape with the 1" belt. Started with 220 thru 1200 by hand. Came out pretty good for a first attempt. Im not sire how to finish them, i was thinking epoxy? Also do yall think one pin in the back is enough? Guess looking at it, i can only use one, my original idea was to use two but its not as wide as i planned.