I have no idea why I decided this one should live on rather than go to the trash, but now I'm glad I did. I think I might give it away.
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I have no idea why I decided this one should live on rather than go to the trash, but now I'm glad I did. I think I might give it away.
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wait are those the same razor? holy crap! nice work!!
Yea, sometimes it is tough choice to make. Turned out very nicely but tell me those are new scales and not the originals. If they are the originals how did you bring them back?
Bob
Ha, I wish I had a way to make bug eaten horn grow back. No, after sanding, grinding the toe back to a crack in the blade, and grinding the edge up to the deepest chips, I had about a 4/8 roundnose with major pitting. I ground and sanded some old Bakelite scales back from the old pivot end to make them small enough for the blade and drilled and pinned them.
WOW! very dramatic before and after pictures.
At first I thought this was a joke, and then bam! the restored razor, hats off to you.
Charlie
Yea, horn is pretty hard to get to regenerate it's self. I have read of people using some compound to patch up old bakelite/celluloid scales to like new form though. I should have book marked that little tidbit.
Bob
The Razor Gods are smiling today.
Thanks Charlie. I appreciate it.
Bob, I've tried to patch up horn in the past with poor results. I'll try again sometime soon, probably.
Well done, glad that steel didn't just disintegrate on you.
Looks pretty damn good, you think about grinding down the stabilizers a bit?
Definitely a labor of love. Very impressive! Congrats! Another one lives....
Double O
Nice one Dave!
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Very cool how the lettering now goes down to the edge. Good save!
Excellent work! Keep it up, and always have fun!
tinkersd
I love it! Seeing what it was to what it is now! I really like how the restoration kept a lot of the character of the razor. Looks like it has been through just about everything, while still looking great! Like a rugged and weathered man who can still impress the ladies! haha. Great work!
