Thread: My first try at restoring i'm pretty happy with it. MANHATTAN CUTLERY CO Razor.

I'm the odd man out here....I say if you're going to wear a nice shirt and tie, then make sure that your pants are hemmed and pressed, and your shoes are mirror polished.

That blade looks awesome. Now...a nice new pair of horn scales, or some exotic wood buffed to a soft lustre....that's when my knees go weak.

Great job so far!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Man, thats nice! Let's see the other side. Stabilize those scales and keep it original! They are not making those anymore! Great work. ....get it on....Tom

Here is the other side I just finished honing her up so that faint line was tape residue I didn't realize it was still there before I snapped the photo.

Test shave in the morning!

Originally Posted by Maxi

I'm the odd man out here....I say if you're going to wear a nice shirt and tie, then make sure that your pants are hemmed and pressed, and your shoes are mirror polished.

That blade looks awesome. Now...a nice new pair of horn scales, or some exotic wood buffed to a soft lustre....that's when my knees go weak.

Great job so far!

So tempting so tempting. I really need to ponder the scales, my first thought was aligned with yours maxi. I may make a set and then see which one's I like better. decisions decisions...

Thanks Maxi

Did you sand inside the scales? You can also polish inside them without any unpinning--just put some Flitz on a piece of ribbon and work it around in there. I think those are gorgeous scales. Give them a good soak in neetsfoot oil before you do anything too harsh to them. I had some nice ones delaminate on me, and I think it could have been prevented.

Thanks for the tip! I'll give that a shot, I have some neetsfoot oil on hand.

Originally Posted by roughkype

Did you sand inside the scales? You can also polish inside them without any unpinning--just put some Flitz on a piece of ribbon and work it around in there. I think those are gorgeous scales. Give them a good soak in neetsfoot oil before you do anything too harsh to them. I had some nice ones delaminate on me, and I think it could have been prevented.

That's awesome. I love those big old blades and that looks great.

That's your first restore? Would never have guessed it. Good job. As others have commented, I too really like those scales.

Well done on your first restore. Looks great. I think the old scales came up really well, I say keep 'em.