W.R. Case & Sons restore

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08-12-2012, 06:27 PM
fast14riot

W.R. Case & Sons restore

I dug this worn,broken, ugly Case razor out of the drawer and after a little contemplation and a quick sanity check I started in on it.

Reprofiled the nose into a full round, ground the edge back by hand on a selection of stones. Polished and cleaned up the surfaces but did not want to remove the minor pitting and patina marks. I stropped the edge and it is darn sharp, but not shave ready.

Next came the scales, I got a block of amboyna burl from my buddy a while back and it was just what it needed. I cut a couple of small scale blanks and drew my pattern design on. I tacked them together with a couple drops of CA and profiled then drilled. I made the wedge from walrus ivory and the pins are hand hammered and domed 1/16" brass. Finish is CA and hand rubbed.

Before...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-06095127.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-06095227.jpg

During...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-06125512.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-06180821.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-06164948.jpg

After...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-07090644.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8-07090737.jpg

Let me know what you think, good or not so good.

-Xander
08-12-2012, 06:54 PM
mvacca7

Wow. What's transformation! I love the scales! Thumbs up from me
08-12-2012, 06:59 PM
BobH

Just a great job on saving a razor. Nice to see this kind of skilled and dedicated work.

Bob
08-12-2012, 07:07 PM
AndyPic

Beautiful job Xander. Before and after photos offer such an impact!
08-12-2012, 08:28 PM
Zomax

Really nice save. Doesn't look like it was an easy restore.
08-12-2012, 09:43 PM
fast14riot

Thanx guys! I had fun doing this one. Please do offer up and critiques as well. Always looking to improve!

-Xander
08-12-2012, 09:54 PM
mapleleafalumnus

I give it a 10! A 10!! :tu:bow
08-12-2012, 09:59 PM
Catrentshaving

You did a fine job there. The one critique I would give...since you asked :) would be to thin down the scales a bit to give it a more refined, less bulky look.
08-12-2012, 10:10 PM
Mvcrash

impressive job you've done on that razor.
08-12-2012, 11:24 PM
fast14riot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

You did a fine job there. The one critique I would give...since you asked :) would be to thin down the scales a bit to give it a more refined, less bulky look.

Thanks! Yes, the scales and wedge are admittedly thick, but there is some reasoning to that. This amboyna burl is unstabilized and rather brittle. Also my bandsaw is down right now, I couldn't get as thin as I liked from the cut, but wouldnt be able to go much thinner anyways. It also tends to chip out a bit if shaped to a fine edge.

So I guess th first fix is to get the wood stabilized in the first place!

Thanx again for the post.

-Xander