Thread: my first restoration

well this is my first restoration completed,

The blade came from AFDavis11 and is a Genco 'Henry X', from the 'Geneva NY' company.

The handle wood is Meranti, the pivot pin is made from brass tube with an internal silver pin and the end 'wedge' spacer is a piece of silver shaped and silver pinned in place.

the wood has been treated with a linseed/ poppy oil and wax mixture of my own then polished.

I made my self a convex doming tool to round the pins into place and that seems to have worked nicely on the pivot

this is a gift for a friend who gave me my Straight Razor and strop for Christmas, so what do you think Gents?

Beautiful.
My Meranti scales are almost finished. I hope they look as nice as yours.

i couldn't have done it without the Meranti you sent me - thank you

I finished the scales by hand sanding with 280 grit and found it gave a smooth bright pink colour which darkened when I sealed and waxed it.

Very nicely done, and a thoughtful gift for your friend.

Wayne,

That looks fantastic! How does one go about getting added to your Christmas list?

James.

Lovely work. Inspiring me to get off my behind and get a couple of pieces finished

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Lovely work. Inspiring me to get off my behind and get a couple of pieces finished

Same here!

Very good work!