J Moreton co. Ltd. in Purpleheart Restore

This one belongs to one of our Straight Razor Brethren from B&B Andy, I think this razor will travel farther then any other I have ever restored as it is heading home to Southern Australia from North Idaho :)

Original pics are here:
J.Moreton & Co Straight Razor - Badger & Blade


I tore this one all the way down and started at 80 grit Greaseless compound on the low speed buffer took her dancing all the way up to 600 grit...
I switched to Emory compound and the high speed buffer up through White Rouge and a near perfect mirror finish...
Most of the chips came out of the blade as you can see before I ever got her on the hones, a few very light strokes across the back of a stone evened the rest out and she honed up and shaved great last night....
The scales were Andy's choice of Purpleheart and a simple shape I added the brass lined ebony wedge to set it off... The hardware is all brass with stacked washers... The finish is a hand-rubbed 8 coats of Tru-Oil then buffed to a sheen with Renwax...

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And last but not least my signature pic :p

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Very smoooooooth looking. Me like it.

I'm not a big fan of purplewood (you know that) but the way you worked those purplewood ones... I love it.

Nice grain in the purpleheart and beautiful choice with the brass lined ebony spacer. It really completes the razor. Are there still a couple of digs in the razor? In the pictures it looks like the edge is not completely straight but that could just be jpeg compression messing with the image.

Either way, great job (as always).

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Originally Posted by claytor

Nice grain in the purpleheart and beautiful choice with the brass lined ebony spacer. It really completes the razor. Are there still a couple of digs in the razor? In the pictures it looks like the edge is not completely straight but that could just be jpeg compression messing with the image.

Either way, great job (as always).

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Oh no that is pre honing those are dings in the edge LOL look at how bad they were in the pre-photos that Andy took....That was what I was saying above, that most of it came out in the buffing, and the rest came out on the hones last night....

Glen the razor speaks for itself, but I will add i love the way you have two different shapes on either end of the scales. Your wedge and pin work is fantastic and I believe I can now tell which razors you restore by looking at some of those wedges of yours.:tu

The entire razor looks very classy. I love those scales.

The whole deal is just lovely, and being barely able to make a plain wedge that doesn't resemble the Elephant Man, I am very, very impressed by your brass and ebony job! What an elegant accent!

well done Glen, what a classy job.

Slick finish on that blade Glen ! SCHMOOOOOVVVVE :tu

Show off!. Really that is outstanding work and I love the wedge design. I know from many failed attempts that getting that wedge style is tough. The balance though is the true testament to your work. That really shows how you distinguish between the average restorer and the true professional!
Outstanding!

:tu Nice and clean!

I like the wedge, and I like that the subtle figuring of the purpleheart is visible through the finish. You sure keep that bar high! ;)

I'm going to have to try a lined wedge or some lined scales sometime.

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Originally Posted by mrbhagwan

I'm going to have to try a lined wedge or some lined scales sometime.

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I got a hint from Seraphim, as he does tons of liners, I was trying every darn glue there was to hold the liners on, and nothing was working perfectly... CA worked, Epoxy worked, but not perfectly, start heating the brass up while sanding, and sure enough one side or both would let go....
So I asked him what he was using and the answer he gave surprised me, "Gorilla Glue", yep havent had a problem since I switched to it...
I glue the liner to the wedge and clamp it overnight (BTW these are true wedges not spacers) and then fit the lined wedge to the scales the next day... So far so good, and I have done about 100 using it...and, No I never glue wedges to the scales :)

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So I asked him what he was using and the answer he gave surprised me, "Gorilla Glue", yep havent had a problem since I switched to it...

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Thanks for the tip! Gorilla Glue - I never woulda thunk it. I thought that stuff was substancia non grata. ;)

Nicely done G-Man! The scales compliment the blade very well. Especially like the brass lined wedge.

Great work as usual !