Old Sheffield brought back to life

First, sorry for not being that much around as I use to lately, I've been spending a lot of time in the shop the last few weeks.

Lately I've put the custom restoration a side and have been working mostly on original resores, not much to show off really, but this one I wanted to share.

Picked this up for $17 at a huge thrift market last weekend, it's a unbranded 7/8 Sheffield, almost full wedge. The blade was in desent shape and the scales looked quite nice except for a small crack on the reverse scale, that was untill I unpinned it....

The reverse scale I didn't even try to rescue so I made a new one, but the front I was determined to save.

It had several cracks, a huge pice of the inside had fell off and by the wedge pin the bone had splitted.

I left it soaking in almond oil for 48 hrs before I cleaned it and sanded it down, carefully cut off the loose pieces, and sanded some more.

Then I rebuilt the missing parts using epoxy, came out surprisingly well actually :)

The text on the scales was pressed into the horn, but 150-160 years of wear have made it kinda shallow, so to get the gold back in the lettering I couldn't just fill it with paint and wipe off the excessive, I had to repaint every single letter using a 0,2mm brush, I think this process alone took me about 1,5 hrs, it's not perfect, but I'm happy with it.

The blade was buffed to 320 grit and left at a satin finish.

Before:

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...c/DSCF0146.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...c/DSCF0147.jpg


After:

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...s/DSCF0148.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...s/DSCF0149.jpg


Thanks for looking :)

I tell ya Rune sometimes the Vintage Restores have more time in them then a Custom :)

I can see a ton of passion poured in to that one, great job brother :tu

Very nice restore!

Excellent. Glad you salvaged that scale. The lettering was a nice touch.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I tell ya Rune sometimes the Vintage Restores have more time in them then a Custom :)

I can see a ton of passion poured in to that one, great job brother :tu

---

It sure do, I think I have 8-10 hrs of work on this one, but it was great fun :)

Amazing. Good call on the original scale, well worth the effort to save it.

You made the Razor Gods smile with that one.
Thank you for sharing it .

Very impressive!

Love the gold in the tang stamp. Really nice - smooth and classy.

That might be your Sunday razor :)
Stellar effort restoring the scales & adding the gold highlights.

What a lovely job - great work

looks superb beautiful restore, great looking razor and excellent work.

Jamie.

Having held that razor in my hand prior to the restore and seen the state it came in,
I am thrilled you managed to save that front scale. It sure looks the part, well worth the effort.
Lovely job on the painting as well, very nicely done Rune
:tu

It's good to know who to go to when I have a challenge on my hands :p

That looks great! Amazing work to bring that ole girl back to its former glory :tu

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Maxi

Love the gold in the tang stamp. Really nice - smooth and classy.

---

I don't know if it had it originally, but with the gold lettering in the scales I found it suitable, kinda makes it whole if you understand..

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by onimaru55

That might be your Sunday razor :)
Stellar effort restoring the scales & adding the gold highlights.

---

Thanks, I only have sunday razors :p (it's the only ones I find worth keeping)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Having held that razor in my hand prior to the restore and seen the state it came in,
I am thrilled you managed to save that front scale. It sure looks the part, well worth the effort.
Lovely job on the painting as well, very nicely done Rune
:tu

It's good to know who to go to when I have a challenge on my hands :p

---

Thanks Sten, you're always welcome you know :)

Hi very nice. Why the Almond oil??

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Johnus

Hi very nice. Why the Almond oil??

---

No special feason really, I used it back when I restored guitars, and a some scales ago I tried it simply because it was all I had and it worked, so I'm just using the bottle I had left.

Very nice. Well done on a great restore.

Stu

Excellent work! I am impressed with how the scales turned out. Never knew oil soaks could do so much. I will keep this in mind if/when I do a complete restore.

WOW! Most impressive! :rock:

Hey Rune,

This bad boy is starting to come together: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rket-find.html

and I wanted to pick your brain about your scales. What kind of paint did you use for the lettering on the scales? I would like to redo the lettering on this one as well.

Thanks!