Twisted Oak's Ongoing Restorations Thread

[TwistedOak]

The pages that follow will be updated periodically with new restorations I've completed on my ever growing stable of razors. Comments and criticism are most definitely welcome. Thanks for looking!

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First up is an my first razor found in the wild: The H.P. "Prince Royal". You can see what they used to look like in this thread here, below is their updated appearance using the same scales just redesigned.




Next is a pair of different razors with similar shapes. A Griffon CarboMagnetic and a Sterling Razor Works. Both scales are made of Wenge, finished with tung oil, the wedge is made of Redheart, pins and washers are brass.



Here was an experiment that was a partial success. The blade is a W.H. Morley & Sons Hollow Ground. In keeping with the clover brand's theme I went with some green plastic scales and wedge (idea came from another member on here to use a clipboard). Pins and washers are brass. Where I tried to make it unique was with the wedge. I carved a clover into the wedge before gluing and pinning it since the scales are see through. Unfortunately, the glue filled in some of the space and distorted it... oh well, lesson learned.



Next is my best one yet IMHO. The blade is a George Wostenholm Celebrated IXL. The scales are Curly Maple with the wedge from Redheart, brass pins and washers.

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[TwistedOak]

George Wostenholm After:





that's it for tonight, coming soon a C.F. Schwartz & Co "Sensation" and a J.A. Henckels 401

[Ingiald]

Great work, i especially like that wostenholm

[U2Bono269]

I love your scale designs. Very sleek.

[TwistedOak]

Here is a reworked J.A. Henckels Twinworks 401. The first picture is the old set of scales I made for it. The new set are Wenge with brass pins/washers and purpleheart wedge.

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[TwistedOak]

Next is a C.F. Schwartz & Co "Sensation" 85. The blade was actually pretty clean before except for some pitting, the scales were crumbling away at the pivot and the wedge didn't come close to fitting. I think someone tried rescaling them and didn't do too well.

Scales are curly maple with brass pins/washer and purpleheart wedge.




Next time I will have The Diamond Razor Co.

[TwistedOak]

This is The Diamond Razor Co. from Boston Mass. Scales are curly maple with a curly maple wedge. Brass pins and washers. I either made the wedge too angled or used less glue than usual, but as I started pinning the pivot the toe side separated as you can see in the picture. Then as I tried tightening the pivot to an acceptable level the show side pin head split somewhat from too much material being left for pinning. So the scales started out looking very nice but then everything fell apart as I assembled it...
Pics:
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and my favorite part, the little tear drop that stayed throughout the sanding/shaping process:

[TwistedOak]

I hadn't realized it had been so long since I added to this thread. I've been accumulating a cigar box full of razors in need of restoration. I finally managed to clean up a couple...
The first is a Wade & Butcher Special 6/8, kept the original scales repinned the pivot with brass.
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This Gold King, Made Exclusively for Gustav Kaiser, was a quick clean up. I polished up the blade (losing what was left of the gold wash) and the scales, then repinned both ends in brass. Unfortunately, the previous owner was a bit sloppy trimming the wedge and filed deep scratches to the inside of the scales.
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[Hirlau]

Great job,,, I don't know how I missed the one you posted last year,,so I put a like for that one too.

[TwistedOak]

haha thanks! better late than never I always say