Thread: Geo Manby Restoration

So I nabbed this razor and planned on restoring it. The blade cleaned up fairly well, still some pitting and some scratches that were deeper than I wanted to sand. All in all, it turned out good though! I made some custom acrylic scales for her too! Anyway, here are some before, during, and after pictures. My only problem with the razor is that it is somewhat warped and it has to be guided into the scales. I'm learning from all my mistakes though, now I know to wait and drill holes til the end! haha. Only downside to the warped blade is that I can't get a nice edge on her, so I will be sending it out for honing soon.

Procedure: Sanded blade with 220, 320, 400, 600, 1500, micromesh to 12K then polish. Scales- Sanded down to desired thickness, cut out shape, tapes together (using holes with pins in them to line them up), sanded more to get them the same size, then rounded edges a little, sanded, micromesh to 12K again. Wedge- cut thickness of aluminum, sanded, cut out shape and drilled holes, aligned using pins in holes again, sanded out remaining aluminum to match scale size, micromesh to 12K, polish.

***Credit must be given to Baldy (Grant) for inspiring the idea behind this set of scales, although I think Grant did a better job at executing it. I loved how his scales mimicked the notch in the blade and used an aluminum wedge to really make it pop. So thank you Grant for giving me ideas!***
Grant's scales that gave me the idea- http://straightrazorpalace.com/custom-builts-restorations/85916-new-scales-ugly-blade.html

Before:






Sanded to 1500 grit sandpaper


Shape of the scales achieved:


Took off hard corners and sanded/micromesh to 12K scales and wedge (before polishing wedge)


Finished product:


*as promised, better pictures*

nice work, looks amazing.

Nothing wrong with that work Bubba! Looks nice! Let us know how it shaves!!

Looks like you are getting there. Looks good.

Bob

Love that scale material

Wow. That is amazing. I am continually amazed by the talented people here on this board. Talent is a strange thing, an individual gift. But this type or workmanship is especially impressive to people like myself who are the LEAST handy individuals on the planet. In fact, if it weren't for my culinary training, handling a sharp object like a straight razor would not even be recommended. You've done a mans job.

Very nice work. Enjoy the shaves and thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by MuskieMan33

***Credit must be given to Baldy (Grant) for inspiring the idea behind this set of scales,

Thanks for the mention mate.
You did a great job on both the blade and scales, thats one to be proud of.
Grant

Oh wow, that looks amazing. The wedge is my favorite thing about it.
Its killer dude, you made it all work...

Nice work.

It looks like you have a microtome there instead of a razor (or maybe an odd grind - this is all based on looking at the small pics on my phone). No worries: several people have sharpened and used them as razors with good results.