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W. Hawcroft & Sons "Renown" Restore Ivory Scales
This is a razor that has been a long time coming in the restoration department for me. A W. Hawcroft & Sons, Sheffield, "Renown" razor. It must have been part of a set because the spine says "Thursday" pretty intricately but faintly. It cleaned up beautifully. It still has the original scales on which are ivory. The front scale had the crack that you see on it though so I took it apart and reinforced them with aluminum liners for whatever that's worth. Original spacer too. Great thumb notch and top and bottom jimps. Really cool razor! We'll see how it shaves once I hone it up. BTW I tried to clean that crack out as much as possible to try to cut down on its visibility, but this is as good as I could get it. Comments/constructive criticisms welcomed!
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Advice on identical issue
I have exactly the same situation with a razor, and I wondered if the board could give me some advice.
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First of all, the razor belongs to my cousin, and he simply wants to shave with it. We both take the 'dentist' approach to restoration: only if absolutely necessary. So, it seems that the first option to explore is 'do nothing'. The crack is on the toe end, and is accompanied by some distortion of the scale:
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The first question is, how stable is this crack likely to be if nothing is done?
The other option is minimal restoration. The most minimal (worthwhile) restoration I can think of would be to unpin the toe end, laminate something very thin just to the cracked area of the scale and re-pin. On this thread https://sharprazorpalace.com/worksho...ne-scales.html. Here, Ignatz says that silk fabric can be used:
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ignatz
... If you don't think that the simple application of super glue is sufficient, then you can use a little bit of finely-woven white silk cloth to reinforce the repair (on the inside of the scales, naturally). Apply just enough super glue to thoroughly coat the cloth. This will not only stick the cloth to the surface of the bone, but will also make that bit of silk act in much the same way as fiberglass would. ;)
- ignatz
How good is this approach? Are there any other materials of a similar thickness that could be used?
Last question, this razor is pinned in a very delicate manner without washers. How difficult is this to replicate?
Many thanks!