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    Default First Resto

    Ok so I bought this off Egay, it wasnt in too bad shape, some rust and pitting on the blade, the Bakelite scales were scratched and quite uneven at the wedge end, so i thought I would give it the once over.



    I hand sanded and polished the Blade, reworked the scales removing the built in spacer and made a new white plastic wedge, hand turned new pins, made new washers and put it all back together.
    since the Photo's I have honed the blade, which was a nightmare and a real learning curve, but thanks to the great information on here I was able to bring it all together.
    Thanks for looking Guys, and any comments would make my day










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    Looks much better than it did! Nice job on the blade.

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    very nice job!!

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    Very nice work

    You actually hand turned those pins? That is very, very cool.

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    Great work and awesome blade. I recently shaved with one,

    Good job.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MykelDR View Post
    Very nice work

    You actually hand turned those pins? That is very, very cool.
    Yes I did thanks, and handmade the washers, which were easy compared to the pins...lol

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    wow, simply amazing. Bravo lad

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    Nice job, especially the hardware creation.
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