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W&B Hollow ground revamp
I bought this W&B from an antique shop for around $10. As seen in the before pics, someone had rounded off the end (very poorly); blade had some large rust spots and mild pitting and staining. The scales, while in decent shape, were stained / discoloured, and somewhat ugly.
For the blade:
Using a dremel with a cut off bit, I removed about 1/8" to get rid of the horrible "point" leaving a square point. The spine where it meets the toe was rounded off in an attempt to match the original lines.
I ran through a progression of 120 grit to 2000 grit (using a dremel for grits up to 600, and hand sanding for everything higher) to get rid of rust and much of the pitting (I wasn't even attempting a perfect finish) then hand polished with some Maas.
After rough shaping using a coping saw, I hand sanded the scales (Honduras rosewood) and wedge (cocobola) to the final size and shape, finishing with 2000 grit for a very smooth feel. Finish is around 8 coats of tung oil. This was my second set of scales that I made. First time around, while I was happy with them, I found them clunky. I spend quite a bit more time on this set.
Pins are brass with single washer. This is the first time I've attempted to pein pins (prior I was using micro fasteners). The blade had a twist in it which caused it to hit the scales. I added an extra pivot washer to push the blade back over and create the illusion of centering.
Before:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0377.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0378.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0383.jpg
After:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0454.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0452.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0458.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSCF0455.jpg
Thanks to all who have posted their restores and tips which were a huge help.
Constructive criticism always welcome!
cheers,
Rick
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Very nice work, always impressed in seeing the before and after pics of what folks are able to do with razors that others had written off.
Joe
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Very nice! :tu
So far, I prefer round points to square points, but I think you did a wonderful job reshaping the toe of that blade. Looks like original manufacture to me.
Hand tools only on the scales? I'm impressed! Nice pins too. :D
A nice return on a $10 investment. Keep up the good work!
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That is an impressive job! I can't imagine using my dremel tool to cut a nice end like that! Or making scales half so nice with hand tools!
Awesome work!
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Nice looking scales, nicely balanced, smooth transitions in the curves.
After a couple more you'll look back and see that the peening needs a little more work. The best thing is to polish up the peened heads to get rid of the slight hammer mark.
A small thing, but overall quite nice. Keep at it.
Mark
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Fantastic work, Rick! :tu
X
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Nice save & good job on the reshaping.
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great job! i'm happy to see other people having luck freshening up their razors. i have a torrey i'm going to be working on starting tomorrow.
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Very Nice work! Do you give classes on reshaping the blades? Cause I could sure use a few! Great Pics! Keep em coming!:tu