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  1. 02-04-2010, 03:47 AM #1
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    Default Genco - Family Heirloom Restore in Curly Nara

    So this one is family in a round about way
    A little after my Brother in Law got into shaving with a straight razor he was given this razor, a Genco 5/8 full hollow Round point, which belonged to his Great Grandfather... So guess where he sent it for restoration ???

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    The scales as you can see above were shot, so I asked him what we were going to go with, bringing up a Red Lava acrylic option, met with a slightly less than enthusiastic Hmmmmm
    So we decided on a reddish wood, and I picked the Curly Nara I had used in the past... With the grain and dark swirls in the figure it resembled the original celluloids... I pulled and reformed the old bolsters and fitted them on the new scales which are finished with 7 coats of Tru-Oil...The wedge is made from Ebony.
    I had done a full polish on the blade, going from 80 grit Greaseless through Chrome polishing compound on the buffers, resulting in a near perfect mirror...
    I am really thinking of shooting a honing video on this razor as Don/Colorado wants some pics of me fixing this one up, so I figured I could do a "How to Hone" vid and kill two birds with one stone so to speak...


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  3. 02-04-2010, 05:24 AM #2
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    That nara turned out great Glen. Very fitting.
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    Great looking family Heirloom Glen. Those Genco razors are really take a great edge and are wonderful shavers. Congrats, should earn some serious points with the in-law's with that one.
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    Bootiful Glen ! Really kept the original feel with the red Nara.
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    Great work as always Glen! The wooden scales really suit that razor..!

    I'd be very keen to see a honing video, I can always use the pointers from the pros!
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    Looks beautiful. Did justice to the original razor, looking forward to the honing vid too.
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    Default Now that's what I'm talkin about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wow!

    I got home a little after 9 p.m. Colorado time last night and razor wasn't posted yet. So this morning after walking the dog and removing the snow I got on SRP hoping to see what Glen did to my Great Grandfathers razor.

    It is everything I could imagine and then some. It is so special to have a razor past down from one generation to the next and then compound that with having it restored by your brother-in-law. Talk about keeping it in the family.

    Glen, great job as always but this time it is extra special to me.

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    Ok, I have to add to this post.

    I am sending a link of this thread to my father and my grandfather. I can't wait to here their reactions. I can only imagine where this might take my grandfather in his mind. And my father has been asking me what Glen has done to this razor every time I talk with him. Now he can see it for himself.

    I think the video of honing this razor would be awesome. I'm still having Glen do my razors though. It would be another piece I can put with the razor when I pass it along. (If anyone in my family is reading this I want you to know that's not happening for a loooooooooooooong time)

    Now that I have seen it I can't wait to shave with it. I feel like it's Christmas in February and Christmas day is soon to arrive.
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    I'm thinking some genco's are coming your way soon
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