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  1. 01-10-2010, 03:01 AM #1
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    Default Invicta 6/8 kept original

    Havent seen many of these here on SRP but I have another one in my rotation and its one of my favourites.
    This should have been a quick easy restore as it was in pretty good condition, but it didnt go as easy as planned.
    I left the finished blade on top of my fridge while i went on holiday and returned to find little black spots of corrosion on one side. That took about 90 minutes of hand sanding and polishing to fix. Then when I went to pin the blade I realised the new acrylic wedge I had made was a little to wide and allowed the blade to sink in just a little too much and bring the heel of the blade dangerously close to the back of the scales.
    I recycled an old lead spacer and fixed the problem.
    Scales got a polish, Nickel Silver pins, s/steel washers and its back to its former glory.
    I've got a feeling all the set-backs were just karma making me work to earn a very nice razor, looking forward to honing this one up
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  2. 01-10-2010, 04:30 AM #2
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    WOW! Great job!!
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    Nice job Grant!
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    That is indeed a gorgeous razor and an excellent job overall. 2 thumbs up for the peening too.

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    Looks brand spanking new. Did you do that (sanding/polishing) all by hand? I'm glad you used the old spacer, I think the dark metal looks really nice with the dark scales. And, as Max said, a peening job to be proud of.
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    Great job Grant . Minty fresh & looks like you''l have a great shaver for your trouble.

    Blade looks a little like the Cadmans. Nice
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximilian View Post
    That is indeed a gorgeous razor and an excellent job overall. 2 thumbs up for the peening too.
    Thanks Max, The 4oz ball peen hammer you see in the picture was a good investment.
    And MisterLewisR, Yep all done by hand.
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