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Been meaning to get a round tuit but some of these, like the W&B, I've had sitting around fo 3 or 4 years . Had a quiet spell so got stuck in to 'em. Most saw at least 80 grit to start so some etches etc. got ghostly :( The Lakeside Cutlery suffered worst there but it's still identifiable.
They're all close to ready so will add to this thread as I pin 'em up & get mo' pics.
Been waiting for the new small SS washers & first cab off the rank is the C-Mon Wedge. Sanded back as much as I dared on the scales & still some blemishes left but wanted to keep it as real as I could. One of the scales had a crack at the wedge end so I glued the wedge to the scales on one side. It's pretty solid & should support this critter easily
A little bit of red paint on the tang & she's a ready for da hones.
Back with mo' soon.

That came out REALLY nice Oz... The Red is the crowning touch... How did ya like the new washers????

Looks a WHOLE lot better than it used to mate. nice work. Keep 'em coming.

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Cheers Glen :). I liked 'em fine but found I needed to be very precise with the pin length to get a neat finish. I think they may even be a tad smaller than some of the originals. Got some of the small Microfasteners ones coming too so I can get a look side by side but Ima keen to stack some up hehe.

Came out very nice! If you don't mind sharing how did you add the red back? It is ordinary enamel?

Nice work! A Cmon wedge is the bomb! I suppose the Butcher is going into those bone? Love original restores...Sweet!

Very nice! Yeah what's your secret for filling in that stamping?

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Came out very nice! If you don't mind sharing how did you add the red back? It is ordinary enamel?

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Nice work! A Cmon wedge is the bomb! I suppose the Butcher is going into those bone? Love original restores...Sweet!

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Very nice! Yeah what's your secret for filling in that stamping?

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The W&B went into the Vost's black horn scales & the Vost got some old blonde horn. Pics coming :)
No trick with the enamel. You pile it on & wipe it off with paper wrapped around a flat scraper of some sort. A piece of acrylic works.

Beautiful, Oz. That's no surprise. 'A treat to see any work you do.

Next is the 7/8 W&B in the Vost scales. I thought it a more appropriate pairing :)
Some really nice graining in the scales. NiAg pins & SS Washers. 0's over 2's.
Wedge is pearl acrylic with a diagonal line of sparkles down the middle.
Second Sheffield in a row with assymetric tang :soapbox: but the spine & edge look pretty true.

The Vost went into some old horn scales which have high proportion of epoxy in them :p 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 :o 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:D

A well deserved break by the looks of it Oz. Very nice work on all these razors mate:bow. 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.:tu
Grant

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

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


Mick

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

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:rofl2:

:banghead: 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. :gaah: :p


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

I love your work, and especially how you repair old horn scales.
That tamahagane is a real beauty. Thanks for sharing.

I've just heard from the owner & wanted to confirm that the little Iwasaki is definitely an early one & is dual stamped on the tang with both Kamijyou-san & Iwasaki-san's names. Something you don't see every day :)

Good as new. Very nice.