Thread: First restoration - Fredrick Reynolds

This is my first attempt at a full restoration. Fredrick Reynolds.
Blade cleaned and polished.
Scales: Purple Heart wood with red oak spacer. New brass pins and washers.

Nice work on both the blade and scales, Enjoy!

Those scales look great. How is the wood to work with?

I cut it and shaped it with my dremmel. It was $7.00 a square foot. Real easy to cut and shape.

I made a set with purple hart and inlayed opal. Unfortunately one side broke with the grain before I installed a blade. Too brittle. Glad you had better luck. Maybe I will try again some time.

I like working with purpleheart, but you have to be careful pinning as mentioned above. I personally like a hand rubbed tongue oil for most of my woods. You did good putting that razor back to work. Thanks for sharing...that old fellow should give you near a lifetime of shaves.

very nice, wait til the wood oxidizes a bit, it will take on a purple brownish color with a bit of black in it. It's gorgeous as it ages

That looks like a very good first attempt at restoration! Can't say mine looked as nice

Thanks guys. Appreciate all you good remarks and praise.