Thread: The New Ottoman Egyptain And Royal Windsor Razor

Very very nice work on both razors. I would be interested to know the process, unless it is a trade secret and I understand that, you used to fix the broken blade.

Bob

Thank you Bob.
It is no secret at all. I used silver solder paste (meltingpoint 650°C). The difficulty was not to harm the hardness of the blade. Therefore i covered it with wet tissues and added new water while the hole soldering process. To get enough heat i used a propan/oxygen burner with a very fin but hot flame. It was a hard task but it worked. Only the tang is soft, the blade itself did not loose any hardness.

cheers,
Ulrik

Both are beautiful, but I think you may have outdone the original with your replica. Great lines!

Originally Posted by Ulrik

Wow! I did not expect to get so much reaction. Thank you.

Concerning the thickness of the spine in relation to the wideness of the blade: This is true, when i made this razor i was new to it, and made this mistake. But with 2 layers of tape, honing works fine.

The customer just asked me per mail to show you another Ottoman, this time an Original.
After years of research he finaly found an Ottoman Blade, but without handle. Because of circumstances that he may tell you if he wants, the blade got broken.....

When he told me about this disaster i asked him to send me the pieces so i could try my best to save this exeptional blade.

cheers,
Ulrik

Absolutely beautiful work on both razors!!!!

Oh How I would like to see the damage that you corrected on the original!! Any before pictures available to share??? Please tell me there are!

If not:

@ Thisisclog: Thank you!

@cudarunner: There is a picture:

cheers,
Ulrik

Originally Posted by Ulrik

@ Thisisclog: Thank you!

@cudarunner: There are pictures:

cheers,
Ulrik

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Ulrik

Thank you Bob.
It is no secret at all. I used silver solder paste (meltingpoint 650°C). The difficulty was not to harm the hardness of the blade. Therefore i covered it with wet tissues and added new water while the hole soldering process. To get enough heat i used a propan/oxygen burner with a very fin but hot flame. It was a hard task but it worked. Only the tang is soft, the blade itself did not loose any hardness.

cheers,
Ulrik

Amazing, if I did not see it I wouldn't have believed it could be done. Great work !

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Amazing, if I did not see it I wouldn't have believed it could be done. Great work !

+1 for that repair! And the original razor looks great as well!

Outstanding!!

Beautiful work on the replica !!....And MUCH RESPECT for saving the original blade !!
You Sir, are a true craftsman