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08-12-2012, 06:27 PM #1Member
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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.
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Let me know what you think, good or not so good.
-Xander
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08-12-2012, 06:54 PM #2Member
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Wow. What's transformation! I love the scales! Thumbs up from me
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08-12-2012, 06:59 PM #3Senior Member
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Just a great job on saving a razor. Nice to see this kind of skilled and dedicated work.
Bob
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08-12-2012, 07:07 PM #4Member
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Beautiful job Xander. Before and after photos offer such an impact!
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08-12-2012, 08:28 PM #5senior member
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Really nice save. Doesn't look like it was an easy restore.
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08-12-2012, 09:43 PM #6Member
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Thanx guys! I had fun doing this one. Please do offer up and critiques as well. Always looking to improve!
-Xander
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08-12-2012, 09:54 PM #7< Banned User >
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I give it a 10! A 10!!
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08-12-2012, 09:59 PM #8Poor Fit
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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.
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08-12-2012, 10:10 PM #9Predictably Unpredictiable
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impressive job you've done on that razor.
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08-12-2012, 11:24 PM #10Member
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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.
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.
So I guess th first fix is to get the wood stabilized in the first place!
Thanx again for the post.
-Xander
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