Thread: Westor Bros Anchor Brand Restoration

There is a shop on ebay that has great collars for pinning with.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/ajkenne4xm3...88.m1543.l2654
There are a couple of others. These collars have great shipping prices to Canada and are great quality.

Hey Paul, I'm sorry man. I'll try to relax more!!
Oops, dang. lol

Hey Marty, anyway you can take a picture of your wine cork rig and post it? I understand what you're saying but like the saying, 'a picture paints a thousand words'.
Hey Rez, are those to be used instead of washers? or do my washers go underneath the collars then peen away?

Originally Posted by RezDog

There is a shop on ebay that has great collars for pinning with.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/ajkenne4xm3...88.m1543.l2654
There are a couple of others. These collars have great shipping prices to Canada and are great quality.

And he is a well respected member here.

Often tiny washers go under the collars. The washers you are using are too big to go under the collars.
Here is a collar and washer example.

And this is what it looks like peened

For more perfect peening of collars there are many examples by Sharpton, in the what are you working on thread and several others. He is pretty much a master on the subject.

Thanks Rez, I'm going to order some of those and look up the posts by Sharpton on peening of collars.
As an aside, you are correct, this is a hobby for me that I gain a lot of enjoyment out of and the learning of new things ads to that enjoyment.
I have no intention of selling or becoming a seller of restored razors. What I really enjoy is taking a piece of old history and watching it come alive again after a hundred years or more wondering who shaved with it, where they lived, what they did. And the ultimate satisfaction of honing it up and being able to say, "Oh ya, that was an awesome shave!

Here are several pieces of 6mm craft foam and Yoga mats cut to 3x3. I also cut my sandpaper to 3x3.

A synthetic wine cork is 1.5 inches, roll the paper around the cork and roll it a ¼ turn to sand on new grit.
Once you use up the grit on each side, you can rotate the 3-inch paper 4 times and use all the grit on each piece.

I work on a 9x11 sheet of 6mm craft foam covered with a blue paper shop towel. When you press a razor onto the foam the edge sinks into the foam and allows you to sand up to the edge. You can literally sand away the bevel safely to the edge and the razor will not move.

If you want to sand a razor without un-pinning it. Use 2 pieces of 6mm craft foam, supported by the blade and tang. The scales open at 90 degrees so the blade fits between the two 3-inch pieces of foam.

A synthetic wine cork is denser than a real cork and most importantly is cut flat on the ends, which allow you to sand up tight to a corner.

Wrapping the cork with 6mm foam makes a larger sanding backer that contours to the blade shape and is much more comfortable to hold for an extended period.

Wow, that's awesome. Thank you so much for your explanation and the pictures, Marty.
After my 5k this morning I went right out and purchased a pack of synthetic wine corks and a 6mm Yoga mat. Shop rags I already have.
I'm going to make a coffee and then go right out into my shop.
Rez, I'm going to order some of those collars as soon as I finish here.
Here is the last of my 6/8" razors for restoration; all the rest are 5/8". I'll need to find a few more somewhere.
This is a Robeson ShurEdge

A perfect candidate, for just metal polish and a rag. No need for sanding, on that sweet blade.!

If your planning on restoring often, you might want a tub of 3M metal restorer/polish. By far, the best I've ever used.

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These are the refinished collars and under collars, from a late 1700s razor, I restored.




No sanding on the blade, just 3M.