Thread: Making one actually work right

There are certain times as a Restorist that you get to have real fun and a real challenge.

I have only done this twice in over 17 years as a restore professional
Once when an actual Sheffield razor came in that the owner couldn’t hone
I determined that it was a Spine “Frameback” that was missing its Spine

I did the same as I did with this Homemade razor that was made as a True Wedge
Final bevel came out as a perfect 16.4° Included angle

Having way to much fun making stuff work right.





And so it Begins







Proof of concept





Just need to do final fitting on the brass now that I have nice even tiny bevels.

You can also see how a “True Wedge” couldn’t allow for proper honing in the first pics

great job Glen! How do you suppose the original owner honed it?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

There are certain times as a Restorist that you get to have real fun and a real challenge.

I have only done this twice in over 17 years as a restore professional
Once when an actual Sheffield razor came in that the owner couldn’t hone
I determined that it was a Spine “Frameback” that was missing its Spine

I did the same as I did with this Homemade razor that was made as a True Wedge
Final bevel came out as a perfect 16.4° Included angle

Having way to much fun making stuff work right.





And so it Begins







Proof of concept





Just need to do final fitting on the brass now that I have nice even tiny bevels.

You can also see how a “True Wedge” couldn’t allow for proper honing in the first pics

Nice! Did you have to thin it to use the brass you had on hand or it just happened to be close so you honed the brass a bit to make things kosher?
Will you epoxy the brass on as well?

Originally Posted by tintin

great job Glen! How do you suppose the original owner honed it?

They didn't ever get it shaving..

It was made by a "Blacksmith" as a SR for a Rendezvous reenactment, the second owner was sent my way from a previous customer of mine..
I explained it was made wrong and I wasn't sure it could be made to shave, the steel was tempered right, so I went the next step to see if I could get to the right angle..

Originally Posted by stoneandstrop

Nice! Did you have to thin it to use the brass you had on hand or it just happened to be close so you honed the brass a bit to make things kosher?
Will you epoxy the brass on as well?

Neither,, Basically I used my "Mark 1-eyball" picked out the Brass tube I thought was close, cut the tube with a Dremel wheel and adjusted it to fit from there using a file..
It just had to be close to make it work, I knew I was close before I measured it,,, at 16.4° I was REALLY close hehehe

Yes will fill the Tube with Clear Epoxy, both to seal it and to make it near impossible to come off.. Once I set it with a chasing hammer it would be on the same way as they did years ago.. Heck we have epoxy nowadays might as well make it even better since we can

Now I have to look up how to set it with a chasing hammer.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Yes will fill the Tube with Clear Epoxy, both to seal it and to make it near impossible to come off.. Once I set it with a chasing hammer it would be on the same way as they did years ago.. Heck we have epoxy nowadays might as well make it even better since we can

Just a thought: There are epoxies purposemade for metal. I have used this on a home DIY project. Once set, it is literally impossible to get it loose again. Takes 24 hours to cure. It's much sturdier than regular clear epoxy.

Like a JB weld ???

System three, T-88 structural epoxy adhesive. Its water proof, too.