Thread: First restore with custom scales

After a tough search for wood (wood stores in The Hague apparently do not sell the woods they say they do), I got a piece of maranti for free and set to work on this (very cheaply bought) A.G. & ZN:



Having watched a few videos on scale making, I set off. My girlfriend was pissed off when she saw the living room, which I stupidly thought was a good place to do some sawing and sanding. These were the sawn scales, the lower one having been sanded up to 1000 grit:


I put some lacquer (is that what it's called?) on and left them to dry, pinned to an old cutting board. Then I made an unforgivable mistake in a moment of lacking attention, hammering a nail through the scale right next to the pin hole. Also, I found that I should not have rounded the insides of the scales, lovely beginner's mistake which ensures that the wedge does not fit.


I replaced the nails with brass pins and washers, the nails were no good for making washerless pins, but I don't have pictures of those. All in all, I'm pretty happy with the result, it's ready for the hones!





I got some more free wood today and will be playing around with the other 9 razors that were in the same buy. 10 razors in pretty good state for 55 euros, I'm a happy man

Pretty nice for a first go.
I'm sure you learnt a lot and the next ones will be even better.
Grant

Good job, like the design alot.

Great first attempt! Next time, stick the scales together with 2 way tape, then cut, shape, drill and sand. They will be a mirror copy of eachother!
Cheers,
Eric

Originally Posted by Laurens

My girlfriend was pissed off when she saw the living room, which I stupidly thought was a good place to do some sawing and sanding.

That was the biggest mistake you made.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

IF That was the biggest mistake you made.

FTFY...

You have to start somewhere. You have done well sir!

Now enjoy the shave, great job!!!

Thank you, guys!