Thread: W&B

How in the world are you saving the etching on the blade when buffing? Or do even use a buffer? Another example of fine workmanship. Thank you again for sharing. Keep them coming!!!

Randy

Nice job! Keeping it as it is supposed to be.

Beautiful restoration

Well done. Very well done.

WOW! how do you get the scales so clean and looking new again? This is a very clean straight.

Thanks Guys!
No I don't have them all. Yet! But I'm trying to collect the entire set. LOL
There are some I have seen in other collections that just make my knees weak and make me do a Zombie stare.
I do enjoy building different scales but for some reason I want these to be as original as I can. I get close but nothing is ever perfect.
@ Joffett, as to reclaiming the scales it's a matter of working up with finer grits of sand paper until scratches, chips, divots and waves are worked out then polishing them. It goes very quickly as the horn sands easily.

@ BobH, I thought the tiny washers were odd as well as I usually see larger ones up to the triple stacks or Bullseyes. Since this is what it had, this is what it got.

@ White Lion,I do use a buffer but it's limited to one, maybe two passes after sanding. I don't care for the look of a blade that has seen too much buffer time. Too much detail gets lost such as etches, makers marks, shoulders etc. To me that just looks bad. Not what the factory had in mind nor what I want my restored razors to look like. Just me I guess. Same idea if you tried to use a buffer to polish an old coin which would just destroy it.