Thread: Dorko 66 just came my way!

I only have two and they are in seperate places.
i would like to do my best to save this blade and am looking to get it sorted as soon as possible.
ifyou run your finger over the rust you cant feel it, it has not pitted the blade that i can physically feel.

I was a boat builder for a few years and can sharpen my chisels well enough to cleanly take the hair off my arm so i understand the reality of edge contamination in relation to it being sharp nor keeping an edge at all if there was any pitting.

i am hoping this razor can be saved, even purely for sentimental value because it was passed on into my care.

Originally Posted by ADG638

i am hoping this razor can be saved, even purely for sentimental value because it was passed on into my care.

I'd bet the blade can be saved, though it may show signs of the previous pitting. The scales I fear are goners. Transferring the inlays and recreating the scales may be your best bet. It certainly is a honey of a razor.

Surprised that no one's linked this video yet, here's how member Gssixgun removes inlays from celluloid scales, not sure if the acetone will do anything to the red paint?/enamel? so that might be something to take into consideration.

Shame about the cell rot. Good advice above, I would definitely follow it. That razor was a real looker in it's day and still can be. The Dorkos are wonderful razors.

Just thought I'd update this if anyone was interested.
I've sent the Dorko away to be looked at
I got an email this morning that it has been on the Hones and there is good steel there!
More work to be done yet, polishing next.
Fingers crossed this razor can be returned to a usable good looking regular use item.
2 of these pictures you can see the cell rot damage to the blade edge and 1 after honing showing a new straight un jagged edge to start with.
Thanks to Glen, Gssixgun for attempting to restore this for me.

Bloody nice save! Congrats on "reclaiming" your razor!

seems like it can be made usable if the edge is like the 3rd picture all the way down... It'll still be a nice example of a Dorko even missing an 1/8th from it's original size.

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if cell rot can be halted, at least temporarily, by doing something like freezing the scales?