Thread: First "Restoration" attempt pictures: Cadman Bengall

Ok, so I've had a battered old Bengall in my toolbox for a while, and I've finally got around to trying to fit new scales to it. I managed to get rid of most of the pitting and maks, but I don't have any mops or anything, so it was all done by hand. This is the reason that the finish isn't too hot on the blade.
The scales are made from some glass fibre insulation board from a dismantled 33KV transformer that was ripped out at work. I'm short on cash, and needs must! While Micarta has the nice constant "grain" effect, I quite like the randomness of the fibres in this.
The scales are a copy of the original horn, with a pattern taken from the remaining one that came with the razor, while the wedge is also the original lead. I plan on getting a polishing mop at some point and I wouldn't mind seeing how the scales take to a bit of buffing!

I'm also quite impressed that the blade sits pretty much central. Not sure how that happened...

Pinning isn't as bad as I would have thought, either. Not great, by any stretch, but not as bad as it could be!