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10-11-2008, 08:43 PM #1Senior Member
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C-Mon Hand Made 5/8ths
I got this as an ebay special along with a Blackie case and rusted Wedgeway. The Handmade was rusted, slightly pitted, with loose pins and a poorly fitting wedge.
Before:
A bit of flap wheeling to level out the pits, a small amount of hand sanding, some buffing with my cutting polish, some green steel rouge, a final coat with Maas. The scales I sanded with some 800 grit, reshaped the wedge with a file and polished all the flastic with some PlastX polish. More pictures to follow but my camera battery died so I got one snapshot. I could have made some replacement wood scales for it but I actually try to keep it as stock as possible if the scales aren't broken.
After:
Last edited by AaronX; 10-11-2008 at 08:49 PM.
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10-11-2008, 09:03 PM #2Mad Barber of the Mexican Army
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Very Nice!
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10-11-2008, 10:47 PM #3At this point in time...
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Came out really nice Aaron
Wait until you shave with that Handmade, they are definitely in my top drawer rotation...
I haven't ever used a Wedgeway let me know how that one is.....
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10-12-2008, 02:53 AM #4The Great & Powerful Oz
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Nice resto.
I'm with you on saving the scales.
“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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10-12-2008, 03:05 AM #5Senior Member
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+1 on saving the scales. Looks great. I regret throwing a bunch of scales away, then realizing I would have like to keep the razor closer to original.
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10-12-2008, 07:22 PM #6Senior Member
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Nice job man, cool.........
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10-12-2008, 07:23 PM #7Senior Member
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More pictures of the Hand Made:
And here is the completed restore of the Wedgeway:
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10-12-2008, 07:39 PM #8There is no charge for Awesomeness
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They look fantastic Aaron. Nice work as usual
James.<This signature intentionally left blank>
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10-12-2008, 07:49 PM #9Senior Member
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Very nice restoration my friend .I am continually amazed at just how good the razors look after you guys have restored them.What did you use to bring the scales back?.Paul
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10-12-2008, 09:09 PM #10Senior Member
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Just some 800 Grit sandpaper and some automotive plastic polish.
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