Thread: My New/Old Boker

A few more hours sanding. Progress is slow, I have broken my foot and told no weight bearing, I'm doing a lot of looking at cieling.LOL

I think this is closer to shartonn's than to yours.





I found it somewhat difficult to get a picture to show the relief well. I bought this on eBay to try my hand at honing.

Originally Posted by CaySea

I think this is closer to shartonn's than to yours.



I found it somewhat difficult to get a picture to show the relief well. I bought this on eBay to try my hand at honing.

I have one just like that & need to do the same thing you're doing to yours!

Originally Posted by Kentuckygent

Found this one today along with another old spice mug. Why do some of these have No.1056 on the tang and others don't? One of the scales is broken, I would like to find another scale to match and put it back to the original condition. Anyone know where I could begin the hunt?


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I am definitely a Boker fan and if this were my razor, I would send it to mycarver.com . I am sure he could salvage those scales with joinery and a thin liner. The blade restoration should be a piece of cake for him. Give it some thought............

I have seen scales of similar design numerous times over the years. They are out there somewhere waiting to be found.

Jerry is right. They're out there. I've seen numerous razors on the bay with scales very close to that & the razors went cheap. You could probably pick up one of those old razors & use the scales off it. I was lucky enough to get one without broken scales.

Yes, for vintage carved ivory or pressed horn with rare design, I'd be thinking of using a liner, but certainly not for a cheap piece of molded plastic that could be found on ebay for $10 with a moderate effort.
Also Boker made plenty of razors and this one isn't one of their rare models, so before I spend any significant money on it I'd try to get one in excellent condition instead - restoration is either for saving money (spending the time and effort instead) or if the razor is very hard to find in great condition.

Check With mycarver. He did a fix on what I'll call lace scales and you could barely tell, looked perfect.

Once again another fine member of this community stepped in. I am still sanding and polishing. I have an idea what it will look like when its done.

maybe something like mine?
all the best its coming along fantastically!, it gets kinda tricky around that spine

also it is pinned with collars at either end, is that unusual?

Originally Posted by dooey

maybe something like mine?
all the best its coming along fantastically!, it gets kinda tricky around that spine

also it is pinned with collars at either end, is that unusual?

That looks great!! Not sure about the collars, the original scales had collars but the donor set does not.
Have you shaved with yours?
I hope to find another one, I have this odd urge to own them in pairs.