Having some fun--- Vintage Restores

My friend Alan sent a few razors out to me to mess with when I had time, we haven't quite decided what we're doing with them yet :)

Got off work last night and was playing around with this Case Preparedness razor this is a Bradford PA Case XX
Here are the before pics as I tore it down on the bench, I think this was a drawer baby, as there is hardly any hone wear.. Looks like the edge just deteriorated from being put away wet :(

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I polished out the blade, but could only take it so far because of the hollow grind, still got out most of the pitting, but there is just some minor stuff left now...
Cleaned and polished the scales but left the Case imprint still on there, after I got the scales back to looking the way I wanted, I darkened the lettering, then very carefully used 2000 grit Wet-r-Dry to clean it up...
Put the razor back together using the smaller SS washers and Nickel Silver pins...

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I honed it up last night using a Chosera 1k to re-set the bevel, then switched to a PHIG using the "One Stone/Hone Method"... I actually did a Vid, and as soon as I edit it, I will have it up on my Youtube channel... I think you guys will be rather surprised at how fast that system works even with the "slow" Chinese stone... The shave with it this morning was a DFS

Love it, and love to see that american steel being made to shine again.

Lookin' good.

Now I'm looking forward to the vid too. Chosera to PHIG....hmmmm sounds like an experiment for the Toronto and Area Meet this weekend.

Another awsome job Glen can't wait for the video.....

Another great save. I like it.
Is that your peening hammer? What can you tell us about it?

...Ray

NICE! Great resto job!

Very nice! Can't wait to see that new video.

Glen,
I always enjoy your chronicles on the transformation of a razor from "meh" to "Oh Wowwww" status :bow. Great job (as always) :tu.

Now that is what RESTORE is all about!!!!!!

Yup, that's keepin' it real bro :tu

As for the honing , c'mon admit it you used diamond spray on the PHIG :p :D

Looks great mate. Nice work bringing the logo back to life.

As promised

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I think you guys will be rather surprised at how fast that system works even with the "slow" Chinese stone... The shave with it this morning was a DFS

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One Stone Hone on a PHIG...that's amazing, I can't wait for the video! And as always awesome job on that razor love that US steel!

The entire vid is 27 minutes long including stropping, and I am doing my normal talk more than hone BS :) I think if I was to get serious about doing that one razor, I could have it had it done and shaving in no more than 20 LOL

flawless execution as always glen, and nice pein hammer you got there. I'm putting that thing on my wish list. :)

Very good restoration! Hat's off! I want your anvil!

Thanks for the video, as always, very helpful. My God that was some fast stropping!!:bow

Great looking restore, bringing the logo back on the scales is just icing on the cake.

You've done a great job giving that ol' boy a new lease on life. Looks great.

I think Glen just has that 'magic' touch. It seems everything you touch turns out beautiful!!

Great job on an old beater.... :)

Beautiful work!

Another one that Alan had sent me, didn't take to long at all... Sorry no before pics the camera was inside the house :(

The razor was so covered in Red Rust that you couldn't read the tang, polished all that off on the buffers. Tossed away the old beat up wood scales somebody had pounded on there years ago and used these Faux Bamboo's off another Torrey that I had in the shop... New pins & washers in and out finishes it off and it is going on the hones here in a bit,,, Going to do the exact same routine as I used on the Case XX but thinking a Coticule this time round...

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Careful Glen, you might find you only need 2 stones for everything... Maybe not :)

Oz my friend there are a whole lotta stones and hones between Need and Want hehehehe

Thanks again Glen ..best tutorial videos going...thanks again..

Two more that Alan sent...

I started on these Slick Black scales then stopped and took a pic of how bad they were :) that Greenish Brown stuff all over them is actually oxidation (note the tape stripe)... A bit of work starting with 220 grit sandpaper and ending with polishing and they are Slick Black again...


The before Pics

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The finished pics

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These are heading to the hones too, but I am going to video another 1 Stone Honing session on that Bamboo Torrey using a Coticule since I haven't done a Vid of that yet... IIRC I have a Thuringen and now the PHIG might as well do the Coticule version while I am goofing :)

That bakelite looks like an 8 ball :tu

This is an older Morley, that has the Clover, but no "Clover Brand" at least that is what I am thinking, it is also stamped Hamburg Ground on the blade face...
Sorry no before epics on this one either as the steel was buffed the other day when I did the Torrey with the Bamboo.. I keep trying to remember to leave the shop camera in the shop but sometimes I just forget to bring it back out there :(

Re-polish again on a set of Slick Black scales and i used Nickel Silver pins with those new smaller SS washers to hold it back together again :)


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The small washers look great as does the whole restore. Can't wait for mine to arrive.
Got a couple here that just have to have those little critters on em :)

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The small washers look great as does the whole restore. Can't wait for mine to arrive.
Got a couple here that just have to have those little critters on em :)

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Your going to love them Ozmodius, they look so close to the Vintage ones it is hard to tell the difference, even for us, you really have to look....