Thread: Tha 2 do Q

The Vost went into some old horn scales which have high proportion of epoxy in them Very restored hehe
They're off an old Sheffield that I retired. Here is the repair process : http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...le-repair.html
I'm curious about any info on this maker if anyone has any.

This Lakeside had pretty awful rust on the tang so the very shallow etch suffered badly.
Love these scales tho. Gold metal flakey swirls on the outside but translucent amber when the light shines thru them. I've only owned one of these before & it was an awesome shaver.
Fingers X'd for this 'un

This little 'un ,about 3/8, is a tamahagane Iwasaki in ivory scales. Again the tiny SS washers were a perfect match to replicate the originals.
IIRC it's owner told me it was one of the old master's firsts done in collaboration with his western razor making mentor so it was quite special in a historic sense.
Was really paranoid about breaking the scales but took it easy & they came apart ok. Gave them a light sanding & then conditioning with neatsfoot. A final buff saw them in great shape.
No idea what size this was originally but awful lot of hone wear & deeep pits at the toe end
The razor was well used but still silently lopped arm hairs on first receiving it
Again I went at this with much trepidation & after initially gouging out the pits with a dremel & drum sander finished the rest by hand sanding. No hamon on this one so just polished up as usual.
I am now going to take some deep breaths & the rest of the day off

A well deserved break by the looks of it Oz. Very nice work on all these razors mate. I really love the scales on the Lakeside, great depth of colours. The W&B is a fantastic match to the dark horn also.

Wow. They're all fantastic Oz. The scales on the Lakeside are great, and the Iwasaki turned out stunning. But I gotta say my personal favourite is the VOST in the crappy old scales, man thats character.
Grant

Wowww Oz,
I love what you did with them . That C-Mon is just popping

Well done Oz. They're all beautiful resto's. If you remember my birthday, my personal favourite is the W&B .


Mick

Mental note to self. "Send Mick picture of W&B on his birthday"

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Mental note to self. "Send Mick picture of W&B on his birthday"

God some people have to have had a hard time surviving as long as they do. They just don't seem to catch on as quick as the rest of us.


Mick

Wow, I like them all. Amazing work with some 'junkers' laying around. Each is so well done with the buffer. I've never used one but I imagine it's hard to remove the rust and yet leave the defined edges of the spine, stabilizers, etc.

"Today I didn't even have to use my 8K ...
I got to say it was a good day."
I see what you did there. Very funny...

...Ray