Grandfather's Razor restored

My Grandfather on my Dad's side passed away in 2002. My Dad was visiting my Grandmother in upstate NY and he brought me back 3 razors of my Grandfather's: 1 DE, 1 SE, & 1 Straight razor. I'll post the DE & SE once they are restored, but I finished the Straight this weekend. This is a 5/8 Yankee Cutlery "Lion Brand". The scales were cracked at the wedge pin on the back side and flattened out on the top by the pivot pin. The scales are a 1 piece set made out of leopard wood and finished in CA.

Here are the pics:


Before:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/...92bb9c87_z.jpg

After:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6078/...eb09fc46_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/...0c64da45_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/...501ea6d6_z.jpg

Glenn

Great work! Both blade and scales are outstanding.

That's nice! He would like it!

Wow that is amazing! That is awesome that you can dress up a legacy piece like that.

Beautiful work! You should be very proud. I am sure your Grandfather would be.

Sweet man.That is NICE.

Really handsome work. Thanks for showing.

Wow. thats just outright pur-dee. He would be proud indeed.

Nice work. Beautiful razor. Thanks for sharing your heirloom blade.

Jerry
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Special Razor, nice work.

Very good, the scales are absolutely beautiful! I also shave with my grand-grandfather razor, makes me feel good every time I do.

Lovely job Glenn, beautiful scales Leopard wood love it.

Regards Jamie.

Well done, excellent work

Wow. I really like those scales, and now I see they're ONE piece! Supurb. And the tail and tang... and a full hollow by the look of it, obviously I like it ALL...

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Sweet job Glenn. Its great to see a sentimental piece like that brought back to life.
The finish on the scales looks great and well done making them 1 piece, I imagine that would be more than a little tricky.
Grant

For me seeing a family heirloom brought back to life and put back into use... Well there is nothing better.
Good job.

Colin

Great looking razor. How does she shave? You did a wonderful job on those scales, they are gorgeous.

Fantastic work, Glenn.
It's great to see family heirlooms restored and used.
I am jealous 'cause I can't find any of my families razors.
You should be proud.

Your work has done your Grandfather proud....

That's so nice to see. This kind of restore is the very best there is...when a razor has such significance. Thanks for sharing. I have two from my great grandfather that I have been hesitant to restore because I want to get them "just right". This post gives me some motivation. Thanks for sharing.

That is the ultimate restore, to be able to hold onto an Heirloom, and now a beautiful one at that... :tu

Beautiful! Love the shape and finish on those scales.

That's something to really be proud about. I trust you've shown this off to family with the before & after photos. Quite amazing, sir!

Great work all around! It's a very speacial thing to shave with something that has been passed on to you from a family member. I believe that steel has it's own memory. Have fun with it.

K