Fenney Tally- Ho / mottled horn

**gssixgun** · 03-29-2011, 12:35 AM

Really nice work Oz man

You are more than welcome to sit under the Dingleberry Tree with Gugi, Lee, and I with that balance shot

**onimaru55** · 03-29-2011, 05:43 AM

Originally Posted by baldy

Beautiful work mate. The blade turned out great and the horn is beautiful.
Do me a favor and hang on to this one. Knowing that you only have 2 razors in your rotation at the moment just feels wrong, It makes the RAD part of my brain go into melt-down.
Grant

Mate , will ya need therapy if I tell you it walked on Sunday ? hehehe. Don't panic there's still a few jobs on the bench I'm tempted to keep the DD Dwarf.

Originally Posted by squatman

That is an absolutely beautiful restoration. How many hours do you have into that job? It must be quite a few.

Thanx. As it was not a customer's job, I didn't think to time it. I did it in bursts over a week but there were a few challenges like an asymmetric tang & using unfamiliar abrasives that stretched the time out more than usual.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Really nice work Oz man

You are more than welcome to sit under the Dingleberry Tree with Gugi, Lee, and I with that balance shot

Thanx G, I here them Dingleberries are mighty fine

**spazola** · 03-29-2011, 03:18 PM

That razor is a beauty. Great job.

Charlie

**Catrentshaving** · 03-29-2011, 03:43 PM

Very nice! That is some sweet looking horn!

**BladeRunner001** · 03-29-2011, 04:22 PM

Oz maetsro,
What a transformative metamorphosis

. Beautiful job on this beauty.

**sicknote** · 03-29-2011, 06:19 PM

for me it looked better before mirrorpolishing.

great craftmansship, but i dislike a mirror finish on such old blades.

**onimaru55** · 03-30-2011, 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by sicknote

for me it looked better before mirrorpolishing.

great craftmansship, but i dislike a mirror finish on such old blades.

I agree there are cases for keeping the patina but it's easy enough to recreate if the customer so desires. Ironically, the better the polish the better the patina.

**Aceofheartsg** · 03-30-2011, 12:26 PM

I think you just bought a new razor

it looks great.

**sicknote** · 03-30-2011, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I agree there are cases for keeping the patina but it's easy enough to recreate if the customer so desires. Ironically, the better the polish the better the patina.

how to recreate a patina? im new to this help me please

**onimaru55** · 03-31-2011, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by sicknote

how to recreate a patina? im new to this help me please

You can use vinegar baths or other dilute acids but I would practice a lot on scrap steel first as pitting is a very real risk.
A safer way is to use cold gun blueing cream or liquid which can be toned to a grey colour with metal polish.
This is the colour you can achieve with cold blueing.

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