This is my first attempt at a restore, all comments, good or bad and suggestions are very welcome. Also did not know how to get the pics in the thread.
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This is my first attempt at a restore, all comments, good or bad and suggestions are very welcome. Also did not know how to get the pics in the thread.
Steve,
at first sight it looks great but maybe you could resize the pictures to a more pleasing 600 or 700 pixel width as the ones you have going are way oversized. Thx.
Max How do I go about doing that. I'm a computer idiot:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilian
Steve, Pics resized and added to your first post. A few were out of focus so I didn't bother. Max
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So how does it shave?Quote:
Originally Posted by paco
That is the most important consideration.
It looks very clean and well done.
Congrats on your first project! Looks nice.
Congrats on the first. :tu Looks like a diamond nosed point.
Guess I should have said almost complete restore, have not honed it yet was excited it came out at allQuote:
Originally Posted by niftyshaving
That looks great, paco. My first razor was an heirloom Novelty that Glen sharpened for me and it's a great shaver. I now only break it out on special occasions.
Congrats on the restore, and update us after the first shave!
More Info !!! More Info!!!!
Nice job!!!! but ya left us all hanging here Brother..:)
The new scales, I see the reverse angle cut, and the new Adj. bolt, but did you make those,or re-fashion a set???
The steel restore looks very nice...
I am betting on it being a good shaver too...
Made some scales of ceder, but one side was a little warped, and when i put it under some tention, well oops too much, it snapped. So i usedQuote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
the scales from the razor I posted about in the thread
" Got Burned " . The reverse cut is because I broke the scale at the pin while trying to remove.
As stated first try and learned how NOT to do many things.
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Originally Posted by paco
Actually I am more impressed now, a restore where everything goes right, is an accomplishment, but to pull it out and make it look good when things start to go wrong, now that too me, has some bragging rights :)
^5 Brother
Looks great. Great job on your first resto. Let us know how well it shaves.
Shaved with it this afternoon. It was close however a little harsh. May have to step back to the .05 diamond or crox pasted strop.
Here are some pics of the honing process.
After coming off buffing wheels
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off of 800 grit [ used for bevel ]
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off of 8000 Norton [ did not take pic after 4000]
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Pasted strops .5 Diamond, Red paste, leather strop both sides
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gssixgun said it right:Quote:
Originally Posted by paco
+1 on the "some bragging rights"
Nice pics :tu
Seems you're nearly there.
Finally got the chance to do a little more work on the sharpening. Went back ti green Crox 15 laps, red 15 laps, back of leather 30 laps front of Heirloom strop 50 laps and it shaved Smooooooth!
