Thread: Museum style resto

As a lazy restorer I love it. With an old razor like that if you polish everything up you erase its history. It would be like interviewing a 140 year old only to find that they have amnesia.

When I first started restoring I wanted everything shiny and pretty. These days my tastes have changed. There is room for both in my collection. I like what you've done with this one. Very cool.
Grant

you're 100% right, you did a conservation. it looks GREAT.

Looks great, I'd shave with it. I really like the case. I started straight shaving to use and appreciate great old razors like this one, not to have the latest shiny gadget. I think you did a wonderful job.

I like your point of view it is refreshing.

The only drawback that I see is using a resin like CA that is hard to remelt and remove if the need ever arises in the future. Maybe use a more reversible thermoplastic resin next time to stabilize.

I think your ideas about stopping degradation and conserving are right on, great job.

Charlie

Way to go! If they all get sanded and buffed, no one would know what they really are supposed to look like at their age! I can appreciate the beauty in it! Thanks for sharing!

Hello, Legion:

I confess I like your idea of conservation over restoration. It's a question of age over beauty and, in this case, age should win. Well done, sir.

Regards,

Obie

It definitely adds character and shows age. I kept a greaves of mine unpolished for a similar reason.

That pouch is awesome! I would pay to have one of those

Well, I just shaved with the razor, and it worked really really well. Very smooth and easy. To say I'm pleased, especially after the trouble I had honing it, would be an understatement. The coolest part was, while I was shaving away I thought to myself about the last time this razor was used. Probably, what? 180? 190 years ago? There's not much wear on it, other than age. From an Australian perspective that is almost convict times. It is well before the American Civil War. And with a bit of elbow grease it still works like it should, and I did not have to replace a thing. It gets my imagination going, that's for sure.

I probably won't use it all the time. I have too many razors for that. But it is nice to know that if I wanted to I could, and it shaves just as well as a brand new razor after almost two centuries.