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Henkel #50 with a new set of clothes
Hey guys this is my first razor restore. I am satisfied with how it turned out. I did learn a lot as far procedure goes. I ended up doing a bit of backtracking and found out it is better to do certain things before you do others. The next one will go much quicker.
I got this as an ebay find. I think I paid $12 for it if I remember right. Had a little rust on the blade and some pitting that was giving it that orange peel surface here and there. I took most of that out. I did end up leaving a hair bit because I was concerned with removing too much steel and harming the structural integrity of the blade by making places that were too thin. The good thing is that the blade looked as if is had only been honed a few times. It had almost no hone wear.
I am a bit disappointed in my photos. I took these in heavy wind and by li9ght box kept getting turned over and moving. Anyway, The koa looks tens time better in real life and has twice the stripes that you can see in the photos. It also has a great chetoyance that makes the stripes dance in the light. Of course that doesn't show up in my photos.
I am looking forward to honing this one up and trying it out. I really like the sleek elegant looks of these little 4/8 blades.
Specs.
-Henkels Twin works #50 blade
-Hand rubbed finish was taken down to 8000 micromesh and then hand rubbed with semichrome to a nice glowing luster.
-Blade centers very nicely
-Scales are stabilized curly koa with brass liners
-Three pin scales with mosaic pin in the tail end. The third pin has a bushing around it that acts as a positive stop for both razor shank and the scale spread. The blade shank rest on the pin bushing and barely touches the scale liners at the toe.
-Preban elephant ivory wedge
-The blade is also fitted with a brass bushing
-Spacer washer were lapped down to .007" made from sheet stock
-The compression washers were .015" thick made from 1/16 id x 3/32 od brass tubing tubing. The pins were peen blended into the washers. As as soon as I can make me a doming punch the appropriate size I will spin those pivot pin heads to make them more domed.
Feedback is welcome. I have been making knives all my life but razors are a new animal for me and I am still trying to learn. If you have suggestions on how I cna make the next one better I will hear you out.
Thanks,
Ray
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