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Thread: Wester Bros. No.16 Restoration

  1. 04-02-2017, 11:28 PM #1
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    Default Wester Bros. No.16 Restoration

    I'm a big fan of Wester Bros razors. They aren't usually very fancy but the blades are very well made, easy to hone, and take a great edge. I sanded the blade with a sleeveless sanding drum, starting out at 220 grit to get the pitting out. I went up to 1k, then took it to the buffer. The front scale looked a little too Christmasy with the red ribbon so I went with blue on the back. If I were to do it again, I would use a lighter shade of blue for the ribbon on both sides. Name: IMG_5371.jpg Views: 160 Size: 37.0 KB
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    Turned out nice. It does look like something Mrs. Clause would get Nick for his birthday. Makes me wonder..Do Father Claus and his bride celebrate Xmas? I mean talk about woking for the holidays.
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    They are probably more int o the solstice.

    Nice restore. You have that sleeveless dialed in!
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    Nice job on the restoration, the blade looks really good. And hey, Christmas looking scales come in really handy for December SOTD's. +1 on Wester Bros., I only have one but I love it for the same reasons you stated.
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    Nicely done! I have two Wester Bros. razors and they both take a great edge and give wonderful shaves.
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    Nice work. Looks like a great razor.
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    Really nice job.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post

    Nice restore. You have that sleeveless dialed in!
    Thanks Rez. I'm doing all my sanding with the sleeveless drums these days. I haven't used greaseless on the buffer for several months. I recently got a 1" sleeveless drum that is perfect for full hollows. You can work right up to the the spine without rounding anything out the way greaseless would.
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    Very nice job.
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    It's just Sharpening, right?
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