Union Cutlery -Spike, "Advanced Cleaning" (not full restore :P)

Well I have really enjoyed cleaning and restoring (nothing museum quality :P) these old razors, relaxing and great little hobby!

Here is a Union Cutlery - Spike , 9/16 near wedge

I have seen a few of these here on the forums and I would like you gentlemen to provide some opinions on the hone ware (severity?) as I was planning on selling this and returning the old blade to "Active duty". I am just a beginner so I will not be attempting to (no do I own the equip) hone the blade.

The lettering was partially filled with what looked like moldy-green paint when I received it, were they originally black??? I also build 1/24 scale models so I have some experience/tricks with painting small detail areas. I might take a shot at getting them back to original form.

Now on to the pics!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...lerySpike1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...erySpike14.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...erySpike13.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...lerySpike3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...lerySpike7.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...lerySpike8.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...erySpike10.jpg

Few more as I maxed out before :rock:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...erySpike11.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...lerySpike5.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...lerySpike4.jpg

Nice looking razor!

I think I was watching that on the bay a while ago :)

It's hard to tell from the pics, but the hone wear looks heavier in the centre of the blade.
It doesn't look too sever, there's lots of life left in that blade from what I can tell.

Of course, that's all just speculation until someone hones and shaves with it :)

Wow, I wasn't really any help at all was I.


Nice blade though!! :rofl2:

Looks really nice to me! I have one of those with the translucent green scales and gold lettering. It's a great razor! And I love mine. I think you did a really nice job on that.

P.S. 1/48 is where it's at man!

Nicely done. Looks good.

Stu

Looking good. As far as the lettering in the scales go, I've seen both green and red, so that green you removed was possibly original paint.

Thanks for all the comments guys! The green looked terrible (condition not color) and was very sparse, I have seen maddafinga's green with gold here, maybe I will do that technique. I would like to find I picture of this razor with the original green or red to get a better idea of what it looked like though.

Nice! Those spikes shave great! As to color, The hot stamps were originally filled with a dark blue, I believe!

Here is my first attempt at recoloring the logo, don't know how I feel about it. Its not a "stamp" in a traditional sense as much as its almost carved lettering.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_0963.jpg

Looks absolutely authentic. This is a hot stamp! Nice work!

Looks great.:)

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Originally Posted by WishinItWas

Here is my first attempt at recoloring the logo, don't know how I feel about it. Its not a "stamp" in a traditional sense as much as its almost carved lettering.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_0963.jpg

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How did you do that?

I used a combo of things. Started with some testors enamel paint, and a super fine tip brush. Used a steady hand to the best of my ability and got a rough fill. Used a Q—Tip lightly coated with thinner to clean up the area around the letters. This took out a good amount of paint in the letters off too so I let what remained dry first and repeated the process. Toward the end I wrapped my finger in a clean rag with another light coating of thinner and then pulled the rag tight and lightly rubbed over the entire surface to remover all the paint from the surrounding scales.
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The last part took off to much in some areas so I used a pin dipped with a dot of paint and touched up what I could. Some areas are so small this is the best I could do. I ordered some Rub N Buff for another razor, if that works better I will let you guys know

You could have used Tamiya acrylic and water instead, followed with a sealant of future. Might have been easier on you, and that future is great stuff.

I will have to keep that in mind. I had what I used on hand and their is only one decent hobby shop in Manhattan that would carry Tamiya paints...to impatient to order and wait!!

Let us know how it hones up and shaves when you get finished. I've seen them on eBay but stayed away because of the size of the blade and worry about balance. Thanks

Johnus, I have one and they are fantastic! The balance is perfect and the steel is amazing. My spike is probably my favorite razor.

Oh man, I was originally telling my self I would sell these in the classifieds to get them good homes where they will be used again. I have 4 at various stages and now the realization of RAD is evident .... I want to learn to hone though as sending them out to members is great, but the cost and waiting period will frustrate me over time :P

OK, decided to sand it down and polish it up! The scales and pins are all original still.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_0995.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_0996.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_0999.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_0997.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_1001.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...h/SAM_1000.jpg

Looking fantastic!