Thread: First restoration finally finished

very nice job looks like chrome. Hows the shave?

what did your progression of sandpaper grits look like? how high did you go?

Originally Posted by edk442

what did your progression of sandpaper grits look like? how high did you go?

80, 100, 120, 150, 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, 1000.
I wanted to go higher but I could not find higher grits locally.

i'm working on a boker right now, my progression looks like

100, 150, 180, 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000

i'm only at 400 right now

i considered going with 80 grit but it seemed a little TOO coarse for my liking. i have 120 paper but decided to skip it. i don't think it will affect the end result

Originally Posted by edk442

i'm working on a boker right now, my progression looks like

100, 150, 180, 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000

i'm only at 400 right now

i considered going with 80 grit but it seemed a little TOO coarse for my liking. i have 120 paper but decided to skip it. i don't think it will affect the end result

It shouldn't. I only dropped to 80 because there was some pitting near the tang. I only used if for a couple dozen strokes, just to get a quick start. I think I started the tang with 180.

Nice job ! I've also got some old razors I would like to restore, although they are in a good shape, some of them have some 'black' spots on them.

This is your first restoration???

I am gobsmacked. Very humbling.

Si

Bruno,
I really like the razor. Could you post a better pic of the tang stamp? It looks like the maker might have been a member of the craft.
Don

for all of you looking for finishing paper above 2000 check out
www.micro-surface.com
look at there kits for finishing, note most wood working kits work on metals as well

Originally Posted by junkinduck

Bruno,
I really like the razor. Could you post a better pic of the tang stamp? It looks like the maker might have been a member of the craft.
Don

I hope the picture is clear enough. It is stamped really deep so it survived the restoration intact.


It was advertised as a Joseph Rodgers so I thought it just belonged to a mason sometime. Wayne D recognized it as a John Barber.

To be honest, I suspect the smith was a mason because I don't see anyone else using the square and compass as a trademark.
But then again since he made razors from 1810 to 1836, I guess we'll never know.