Thread: My first start to finish restore

I don't have any before pics (mistake #1).
This is a Wade & Butcher Bow Razor. The scales were chipped, warped, and brittle. The blade had quite a bit of pitting underneath the patina. You can very faintly see the stamp on the blade, but it is mostly gone, but at least you can see the bow. The blade had some knicks and rust, so I had to bread knife it to get it flat. The scales and the wedge are made of Wenge Wood. I used an Epoxy Resin finish. I used adjustable pins from microfasteners and instead of washers on the outside, I used decorative spacers. The finish on the scales have some minor imperfections and the blade is slightly off center in them. I learned on ton on this one and am now in the process of setting the bevel and getting it ready to shave. Thanks to all of you for your advice, below are the pics. Cheers!

Good work on your first! I remember my first restore, and how much I learned from it, and how proud I was of the learning and the razor. I still use it frequently, and it will always hold a special place in my rotation. In fact, I am still amazed by how much I learn with each restore...

...you have now been bit the the ugly, expensive restoration bug. Welcome to the brotherhood!

I'm guessing that you are going to have some trouble honing that one. It looks like the spine is worn down more on the heel end on the front of the blade. Also, the edge of the blade is worn to the shoulder. In order to allow the heel end of the blade to make contact with the hone, you probably will need to grind down the shoulder to make it flush with the edge.

+1 on Utopians advice.... &..... Congrats on your first !!!

Nice work for a first try !!!!

First off,

Way to go. Way to dive in there and get some good work done on that razor.

Second point:

Originally Posted by Utopian

I'm guessing that you are going to have some trouble honing that one. It looks like the spine is worn down more on the heel end on the front of the blade. Also, the edge of the blade is worn to the shoulder. In order to allow the heel end of the blade to make contact with the hone, you probably will need to grind down the shoulder to make it flush with the edge.

+1 that is exactly what I was thinking.

You are going to want to work that shoulder back and touch up the heel (check out some of Onimaru's posts) or you'll have future problems.

woohoo... found it for you here -- http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...ing-heels.html

Thanks again for all the help guys! As always, I really appreciate it. The learning curve continues...