Thread: Refurbish or not

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Has not been honed yet,thats the final determinator

Looks like that edge will have some issues .. Have u tried honing it..

The scales look like bone, to me.
The rust looks like rust, not rot. Rot seems to eat the metal that sits inside the scales tremendously, while the spine is usually spotted some.
I say clean it up, use it as a tool of discovery and learning. If it does clean up and take a clean edge, very well. If not, you have gained experience and a history piece.

Originally Posted by traps38

A while back i got this one:

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Then only hand sanding from 80 grit till 3000 and then some Mothers.

It turned out like this.

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You never know what is under there.

Is there something weird going on with camera angles or something in these pics, the blade loooks a lot wider at the toe than the heel. This is not a criticism, I am just curious. And yes I do understand perspective etc

Ya the blade is wonky,you can have this blade restored by a pro, pro honed, maybe end up with a 4/8.
spend 60/70 bux to have it done,than you have a razor worth maybe 20 bux, tops,that makes perfect sense

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Ya the blade is wonky,you can have this blade restored by a pro, pro honed, maybe end up with a 4/8.
spend 60/70 bux to have it done,than you have a razor worth maybe 20 bux, tops,that makes perfect sense

That was right after i had sanded it down to see what it looked like.

After that yes,the blade was not level so i again i used swaying back and forth on 220 grit sandpaper which worked out perfectly to even it out and then i honed it.

It is not at the top of my list like my Wade and butcher's but i got this one for 3$ so it was a great buy.

I have honed it and it is in my rotation,it is a Teague and son's.

I just don't have any pictures of the after photos.

I will take some pics and post them up in a few days.

I just put this up to show what they can look like after a little elbow grease.

Back soon with pics.

This thread and about 3 more just like it prompted me to start a new series of Tips:


http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...er-2013-a.html


Will be addressing issues like these as they arise

Originally Posted by traps38

That was right after i had sanded it down to see what it looked like.

After that yes,the blade was not level so i again i used swaying back and forth on 220 grit sandpaper which worked out perfectly to even it out and then i honed it.

It is not at the top of my list like my Wade and butcher's but i got this one for 3$ so it was a great buy.

I have honed it and it is in my rotation,it is a Teague and son's.

I just don't have any pictures of the after photos.

I will take some pics and post them up in a few days.

I just put this up to show what they can look like after a little elbow grease.

Back soon with pics.

The pictures i put up were just to show that there could be something good under all that goo of a straight, didn't want to complicate any new people taking a look here.

But i did fix it up after so that it could be to my liking and shave good also.

After i saw that it didn't have too much pitting i fixed it up and did even it out,those were just the first photos.

I took off the black scales it had and made a set of wood finished it with shellac and evened it out an honed it.

This is what i made out of it and it does shave well.



Considering it was this when it started up



Still great for the price i got it.

Originally Posted by traps38

The pictures i put up were just to show that there could be something good under all that goo of a straight, didn't want to complicate any new people taking a look here.

But i did fix it up after so that it could be to my liking and shave good also.

After i saw that it didn't have too much pitting i fixed it up and did even it out,those were just the first photos.

I took off the black scales it had and made a set of wood finished it with shellac and evened it out an honed it.

This is what i made out of it and it does shave well.



Considering it was this when it started up



Still great for the price i got it.

The blade looks great,congrats.

Thank you Pixelfixed.

I don't know too much about this company but it shaves ok not great.

But for 3$ it was part of my learning process on making scales shining up blades honing and all the rest.

It's rather pretty, like the lightish wood