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Thread: Birko No.50 in BAD shape
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03-06-2010, 04:47 AM #1
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Thanked: 1072Birko No.50 in BAD shape
This one came with a barber hone I bought on E-Bay, and was in such bad shape it went striaght on the junk pile. It sat there for about 6 months until I picked it up and noticed the etch on the blade. I started sanding just to see what the etch looked like, and 5 weeks later its finally finished.
All the sanding was done by hand, couldnt get rid of all the pitting but it came up pretty nice. Only took it to 800 grit, going much past that seems to emphasise the remaining pitting IME.
Faux Tortoise shell celluloid scales got un-pinned and polished, stacked brass washers and pins and a new acrylic wedge.
This one was probably much more effort than it was worth, but I couldnt resist the challenge."I aint like that no more...my wife, she cured me of drinking and wickedness"
Clint Eastwood as William Munny in Unforgiven
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03-06-2010, 05:10 AM #2
That's how you save another one from the junk pile.
2 thumbs up and well worth the effort.
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baldy (03-06-2010)
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03-06-2010, 05:32 AM #3
Damn that's pretty impressive. It had a lot of rust on the edge. Did you have to end up reducing the width of the blade or something to deal with that?
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baldy (03-06-2010)
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03-06-2010, 09:56 AM #4
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Thanked: 1072"I aint like that no more...my wife, she cured me of drinking and wickedness"
Clint Eastwood as William Munny in Unforgiven
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03-06-2010, 09:46 PM #5
i love to see the before and after pictures it never gets old
ian
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baldy (03-07-2010)
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03-07-2010, 12:54 AM #6
Wow! Nice job
Wow, what a difference. Good work, well worth the 5 weeks
Way to go.
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baldy (03-07-2010)
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03-07-2010, 10:52 AM #7
Nice looking razor, love those scales.
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baldy (03-08-2010)
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03-07-2010, 10:57 AM #8
Excellent save she turned out nice,Gratz
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03-07-2010, 01:15 PM #9
Great job Grant.
Love the scales & the etch was a nice easter egg under all that rust.“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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03-08-2010, 01:12 AM #10
Those are some really nice scales - excellent save!