Thread: Trending, a word I dislike

Originally Posted by Martin103

Does a razor with G-10 scales Wrong! All a personal taste.

Ask anyone on those antique shows if its wrong. They would say its ruined, but that's were this industry is different then any other for the reason that people are dropping huge amounts for a dramatically altered antique.
So I guess its not wrong when the value doesn't change by this transformation.
It will always make me wonder.

If the original scales are totally shot it really doesn't matter what you use for the new scales, the only original part is now the blade anyway.
If someone down the line want to restore it to as close to "the real thing" they still can.

I get that its certainly up to the end user on how he wants his razor to look and be. But at what point do you go too far? It makes me shutter to think how many vintage collars were ground away on a belt sander in order to rescale a razor.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Ask anyone on those antique shows if its wrong. They would say its ruined, but that's were this industry is different then any other for the reason that people are dropping huge amounts for a dramatically altered antique.
So I guess its not wrong when the value doesn't change by this transformation.
It will always make me wonder.

Im really on your side here Darl, i dont have any G-10 nor do i want any but im not gonna bash someone who has some because its their personal preference.
Some like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and some like AbbA..........

Are people buying antiques, or something that they think looks cool, or.aesthetically pleasing, in which case they are buying art in a way, and arts value is what someone will pay for it.

I actually thought this thread was for words we didn't like, but it's not. Never mind

It seems I am seeing fewer tarted up 19th century razors with mirror finishes and synthetic scales.

May be, all isn't so bad.
At the end of 19th century, the blades had mirrorlike finishes (for example, Wostenholm in 1885), it was not the same as today, but mirrorlike finishes.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Im really on your side here Darl, i dont have any G-10 nor do i want any but im not gonna bash someone who has some because its their personal preference.
Some like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and some like AbbA..........

I here you brother. It just doesn't ring well with me that's all. Sorry to be a bully about it.
All the professional restorers go with the TRENDS like this thread title. I know its a business and they have to produce whats gonna sell. And I guess in my happy little world all would be happy with Horn, Bone, Ivory, black cell, Bakelite. If black cell will sit on the restores shelves they will have to find the latest trend to move the product. Heres an example remember ghost jade??? That was a hot item at one point. If you housed a turd in ghost jade it would be sold in a minute and a half. That trend kind of disappeared lately. Whats next???
Tune in and find out.
Har!!!
Darl

For the record I don't restore razors, but I would only tinker around with my (admittedly inexpensive) razors if something actually broke. I have a razor with badly cracked ivory or bone scales, I have no intention of replacing them they are part.of.it's charm. I have a frameback with probably original black plasticy scales, I don't feel much for them, but they are part of what makes that razor what it is. Both of these mean something to me, so why would I change that.
I also have a razor.that has been rescaled prior to me buying it, in an ivoryish coloured plastic. I don't really like those scales but they are there and they work, I will probably sell that one as I never use.it.
And as I said I have the gold victim coming for me to play with.

What lemur said is true, if the scales are gone or stuffed, you really have a blank canvas. Heck a future purchaser could restore it to as original as possible later. However replacing parts just because you can seems a bit crass.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

I here you brother. It just doesn't ring well with me that's all. Sorry to be a bully about it.
All the professional restorers go with the TRENDS like this thread title. I know its a business and they have to produce whats gonna sell. And I guess in my happy little world all would be happy with Horn, Bone, Ivory, black cell, Bakelite. If black cell will sit on the restores shelves they will have to find the latest trend to move the product. Heres an example remember ghost jade??? That was a hot item at one point. If you housed a turd in ghost jade it would be sold in a minute and a half. That trend kind of disappeared lately. Whats next???
Tune in and find out.
Har!!!
Darl

Semantics I know, but a professional restorer would surely sympathetically restore the razor, these guys are the equivalent of custom hot rod builders, for want of a better analogy.
I think of restorers spending time pouring over manuals and reference material to ensure their product is as right as possible.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

I here you brother. It just doesn't ring well with me that's all. Sorry to be a bully about it.
All the professional restorers go with the TRENDS like this thread title. I know its a business and they have to produce whats gonna sell. And I guess in my happy little world all would be happy with Horn, Bone, Ivory, black cell, Bakelite. If black cell will sit on the restores shelves they will have to find the latest trend to move the product. Heres an example remember ghost jade??? That was a hot item at one point. If you housed a turd in ghost jade it would be sold in a minute and a half. That trend kind of disappeared lately. Whats next???
Tune in and find out.
Har!!!
Darl

One thing is for sure is that the classic ivory bone horn scales wont go away its timeless....

Easy with the bullying "Darl Incognito"