Kobar German city 5 out of 7 day set

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09-28-2010, 02:08 AM
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Kobar German city 5 out of 7 day set

I got these razors off the bay. Quite a bit of rust, and the scales were all broken. I buffed out all the rust, but am still left with some staining. I wanted to preserve the etching as each blade is etched with a different "Souvenir" and the German city it is from. There is 0 hone wear on them and will likely send them off to be honed. I rescaled in birds eye maple with a cocobolo wedge. This is only my second attempt at a restoration as well as scale making (I never took wood shop so this has been an experience). Thanks for letting me share!
Here are some before and after pics.
09-28-2010, 02:12 AM
Maxi

nicely done! the blades came out great!
09-28-2010, 06:39 AM
Misunderstood

Looks good, but how are you going to shave on Weds. and Saturday ? :beer2:
09-28-2010, 10:34 AM
steelhead

They all look great, nice job!
09-28-2010, 10:49 AM
sharp

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misunderstood

Looks good, but how are you going to shave on Weds. and Saturday ? :beer2:

I guess I'll have to shave Tuesday Night & Friday night :)

Thanks for all the nice comments gentlemen!
09-28-2010, 01:17 PM
Slartibartfast

Not bad for your second attempt at restoration.

To me these just scream ivory micarta with an inlay transfer though :)
09-28-2010, 01:55 PM
colday

Very nice!!
09-28-2010, 02:58 PM
thehekler

Very good job, especially for only a second attempt. It's too bad the original scales were broken up as they looked well matched with the blade. Is there any chance to transfer the decoration on the old scales to the new? If possible I think that'd be a nice touch. Either way you have a great set of razors there.
09-28-2010, 03:08 PM
life2short1971

I am scratching my head trying to figure out how an entire set of scales was broken. Jealous wife maybe? Wednesday and Saturday must have been his business trip days.lol
09-28-2010, 09:37 PM
sharp

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Not bad for your second attempt at restoration.

To me these just scream ivory micarta with an inlay transfer though :)

I agree, I want to do an inlay at some point (another excuse to make some scales and learn something new). I'm learning and didn't/don't know how.

Thanks!
09-29-2010, 02:19 AM
onimaru55

The inlays will come off easy in near boiling water or acetone will dissolve celluloid.