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I just completed this restoration project of a W. Greaves & Sons. It has a thumb notch and the spine comes to an abrupt ridge along the top. I made new horn scales to replicate the originals, used the original end cap on the scales, made the solid brass dome collars, and used brass pins. It's ready to go so I'm looking forward to shaving with it tomorrow! Thanks for checking it out...
Gorgeous - took my breath away...stellar job...my jaw has literally dropped, bounced back up, and hit the floor again.
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Oh, man. That is one slick razor. Thanks for showing us.
Terrific job all around!
Lines on the blade, and your choice of polish and satin, and where they lay, really nicely done. Bevel looks really tight too.
Good job:tu
Whatever Phrank said!
Very, very nicely done. :tu:tu
Bob
Fantastic job on the scales, they look like the originals. And the finish on the blade looks superb.
Very nice....
Looks glorious very well done.
Very nice work:chapeau
Fantastic Job,,,,,Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ty
Wow! Very nice.
Super! Simply Super! Excellent work, keeping it real. :tu
I'm impressed ........ and a little jealous ...... :)
Preserving history!
That's a beauty!
Fantastic restoration - I'm sure you feel very proud of that.
Wow, another one knocked into the cheap seats, Xiaotuzi! Stellar job all around, but your blade work is just humbling.
Thanks everybody for the positive comments and feedback! I know you guys have looked at, and thought about, and worked on, and used a million razors combined so your words really mean a lot to me. I'm proud of this one because it turned out like I imagined at the beginning of the project and, importantly, it shaves better than I imagined it would. It was a pleasurable shave and very satisfying at that!
Very Nice! :bow:
I'm impressed with your self imposed restaint of not trying to give the blade an over polished 'mirror finish' as some do. It's very refreshing to see that Satin Finish on the blade!:y
Again Nice Job!! :et
so tastefully done!
Wow the first picture of the edge looks bad then the restored pictures looks so much better I can imagine alot of hours went into correcting that edge. Good work looks great.
WOW! That is wonderful thanks for sharing. WOW again! :tu
I love it! That is an unusual style of razor that you have brought back to its full glory and then some!
I really love the 2 tone finish you did on the restoration! its jaw dropping magnificent!
Wow that is beautiful
Holy Jesus, Joseph & Mary!!! That's outstanding work!
Very impressive! Gorgeous razor!
Always hand polished?
Thank you very much! Yes, done by hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by guillaume
That most certainly is a fantastic job well done a razor to be passed down :tu
Congratulations on a superb job!
Beautiful... beautiful eork there man !!! I am so trully impressed!!! :)
That razor came out magnificent. Love the satin look on the blade. How do you achieve that look if you don't mind me asking? Almost looks like a regrind.
Damn...gotta spend more time exercising your technique...who knows maybe in a few years i can popup something like this...Hatsoff to you and your work sir! Impressive to say the least!
Thank you! Yes, I went with a satin finish on the blade faces on this one. To do this I first hand sanded the blade to a near mirror finish, then I went back and applied the satin finish by using sandpaper carefully from spine to edge. Start with the high grits like 2000, then 1500, 1000, and probably stopped at 800 on this one, dry. It's like coats of paint. Then 800 with wd40, then back to 2000 with 0.5 micron diamond paste to give a warm glow. Then go back and touch up the polish on the spine and tang. Protect it with a thin coat of Tuf-Glide so it doesn't attract rust when in use. This one is still performing great, I use it regularly, which is the real joy of it!Quote:
Originally Posted by 719Logan
By chance did you use something like plastic electrical tape to protect the spine while you were sanding? :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by xiaotuzi
Nope, but that's not a bad idea! I just went easy with it and was careful. If I happen to go over the edge and onto the spine (which happens a little), I go back after the satin finish is complete and clean that up with high grit sandpaper (3 or 4k) wrapped around a popsicle stick, then polish like Mother's on a thin cloth wrapped around the popsicle stick. Having a hard flat back like that keeps it crisp on the edge between spine and satin.Quote:
Originally Posted by cudarunner