Thread: Kreuz Schild with Purpleheart scales.

Well here it is, my very first attempt at a razor restoration, I got all 3 razors off ebay for $22, not a bad deal so far. I just need to hone and strop the Kreuz now to be shave ready, but it will shave now, just a bit of tugging.

Before pic all 3. Kreuz is the far right with black plastic scales.



Here's another shot of it, far right still.




One more... On it's own this time...





Here it is now after a few hours of buffing the blade with various compounds and felt and leather wheels on a dremel type tool, even more hours of hand cutting, shaping, chiselling and sanding dry & wet, the Purpleheart scales were complete and ready for assembly. (That PH is tough stuff... WOW! stropping my chisels every few strokes)
Pre assembly the scales were hand rubbed with rubbing compound and hand polished to a luxurious soft velvet shine with finishing wax. (Looks way better in person than pics.) Purpleheart wedge.
Using brass 5/8" 16ga nails as rivets, and the heads of 2 nails drilled out and off to make washers, the original blade washers were good. I assembled it for a total of about 13 hours labour.
Just needs a slight hone and good stropping and it will shave like a champ. It shaves my arm really well as-is, but won't pass any hair test.
A few more supplies and equipment, and I will be able to really kill these things..LOL.
I've been bitten bad by the beauty of the straight razor...









Hope you like the pics..
Enjoy.

Pendragon...

Wow!

Great job! It looks fantastic! Lovely work!

Nice first restore. PH is hard on tools but always worth it

Very Nice.Looks real good.You should be proud.

Great job, working on some purple heart scales myself.

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Just picked up a nice piece of birdseye maple, so the next lucky one of the 3 will be started this weekend.
(time permitting).


Shooter74743, how do you like working with the purpleheart? Tough stuff eh? really nice to look at though. Be careful it can make you sick... Inhaling the sanding dust, outside is good, weather permitting or wear a dust mask, It made my stomach a bit queezy.

Not too sure about the thanks button thingy, hope I used it correctly, it looked like a good idea, but now I see it posted it in the thread????

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Shooter74743, how do you like working with the purpleheart? Tough stuff eh? really nice to look at though. Be careful it can make you sick... Inhaling the sanding dust, outside is good, weather permitting or wear a dust mask, It made my stomach a bit queezy.

I really like the tight grain & ya, it's tough. One thing that I have noticed is that some purple heart is "more purple". Mine isn't as vibrant purple as some pics that I have seen. I have GOT to ventilate my shop...I know what you mean about sanding dust.

Well, here's my second restoration of the ebay 3.
It's the center one in original pics.
H. Boker & Co. King Of Whiskers. I actually finished it a while ago, but never got around to posting it.
Birdseye maple scales, hand carved with Maple leaf relief. Filled with eurothane and clearcoated 4 coats. I haven't been able to shave with it yet as it needs more honing than the Kreuz. ( which I use every other day). It has the same pin configuration as the Kreuz, with purple heart wedge. One day I'll get my hands on a nice hone and be able to use all my resto's.

WOW, nice work on both of those restores !

Very nice works! The carving is well done!
respectfully
~Richard