Originally Posted by
jimmyv
Hi!
This year I made the transition from the Mach 3 to a safety razor. I have since found out that the safety razor is really a gateway drug to the straight razor. I'm interested in using a straight razor for my regular shaves. More importantly, I'm interested in starting a side business restoring and selling vintage straight razors. Any advice would be appreciated! I've got my first razor and I am already working on cleaning it up (wasn't in terrible condition to begin with).
The one piece of information I haven't found is how to remove the scales without destroying the pin. The least invasive option I've found is drilling the head of the pin, but that requires replacing it. I would like to clean up the tang under the scales but I don't have the means to make new scales.
Thanks in advance! I've already enjoyed the Library section of this forum and now I look forward to interacting with all of you!