Thread: Jos. Rogers ivory frameback

This is restoration #2.

The moment I saw this razor it called out to me, 'save me...'

Unfortunately, I didn't take any before picks so a verbal description will have to make do. The blade was in so-so shape - no rust or major pitting, but some heavy staining and the first wee signs of some pits on the spine right at the nose.

The scales were what had sparked the desire in me to do a rescue. Like most ivory scales, they were quite thin. One scale had already been broken and glued by a previous owner... and another long, worrisome crack was forming at the pivot pin on it. The other scale was still crack free.

My desire and goal was to keep the razor as original as possible, while making sure the gorgeous ivory would never be in danger of cracking further or breaking again...

That meant keeping the blade, the scales, and the wedge while lining the scales and replacing the pins.

So, even though it would make her just a tad scale heavy (not too much since the ivory was so light and thin, the razor was actually blade heavy), I nickel liners would compliment the blade well once both were polished...

Then, for a nice transition from the silver into the cream-colored ivory, I used brass washers with the nickel pins.

Sorry the pics aren't crisp (they don't do the glassy shine of the ivory any justice at all), things have been really busy the past week and I was rushing to squeeze a few shots in while supper was cooking...