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After a successful special op's into the USA I am pleased to announce this is back where it belongs in the UK.
After many years of torture and abuse there was some work to be done.
But after some therapy it's making good progress:)
Joseph Rogers quarter hollow, 8/8 at the toe tapering (naturally) down to a little over 7/8 at the heel. Horn Scales, Nickel Silver Wedge & Pins
Blade is stamped "Made for D P Ives & Co, 4-5 Milk Street, Boston'
Before...
Man, you don't know how pleasing it is to see you save those scales! So many have been tossed, a shame! It's gonna be a beauty!
And there it is! A real Beauty! Sweet Job! :D
Hey, that razor needs to come back to the US. It was made for a company in Boston. Taking that back to the UK would be like the French taking back the Statue of Liberty.:)
I was thinking about this. In all actuality it was intended to be sold in Boston and eventually wind up in Texas! Yeah! That's it! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Theseus
LOL Fellas!
Thanks for the comments...you aint getting it back!!
I forgot to mention, everything is original including the pins;)
Nice faithfull resto,thx for saving it.
I've used Milliput before but never thought to use it for scales. Do you know how its outlook is for long term, as far as bonding / cracking or any other issues?
Great job! Very much impressed by restoration of scales.
Very cool -is the Milliput a good colour match for the Horn?
It's the first time I have used it on scales, before the final sanding and polishing I stabilised it with thin cyano (superglue)Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
It's not a perfect solution but so far it's been fine.
No! When it dries it is more of a dark grey than the black of horn.Quote:
Originally Posted by EisenFaust
Black resin pigment and some trial and error:)
The first few razors I got hold of I just ripped off the scales, chucked them and made fancy wood ones. They all came out very well and I was happy.
Now I would rather put the time into saving them and the history that accompanies them, they are more than just a blade;)
Jaycey:
Home for that majestic razor is in the hands of the gentleman who will love and care for it. That's you.
Thank you Obie, I will certainly love this razor;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Obie
Well done Jason a super looking restore, and a great looking razor.
Jamie.
An amazing save all the way around! Looks fantastic.
Beautiful work, however I am not so sure about the back to England either that razor is clearly a Yankee :)
There is a product called "Acraglass" (brand name but any rifle bedding compound will work) that can be dyed, to match near perfect, usually it is available from Brownells for Gunsmithing, but I am willing to bet there is something quite similar on your side of the pond...
Once Acraglass sets up it is actually stronger then the material it is usually bonded to and can be thickened to a near peanut butter consistency to work with, I have used it many times for Horn repairs for 5 years now with no problems...
Great rescue :tu
Love how you fixed those scales, bringing an old beat up razor back to as close as it's original condition as possible takes a bit more time than simply just rescale it, but when you see the finished result it's really worth it!
That is taking the "LOVE" to a whole new level with the scales!!! Great job.
Awesome,great work on that one.