Thread: My first restoration attempt.

I would just fix it.
That is just me though.

Originally Posted by Chevhead

I would just fix it.
That is just me though.

Me too.

One more question if you guys don't mind.... so there's uneven hone wear on the spine making an uneven bevel when I'm honing. On one side it goes from left to right, thin to thick, and reverses on the opposite side. Any ideas about how to correct this?

Rolling X strokes.

drilling it out a little more round and then using a spacer definitely works, I've used this method before. The only tricky part is grinding down the width of the spacer to fit within the width of the razor shank.

Or just pin it tight, it will be just fine.

Tons of razor are punched just like that and have worked for years.

If do you cut a 1/16 ID tube to epoxy in the hole, cut it with a small tube cutter, hack saw or Dremel cutoff wheel with tube taped to a piece of wood, with a piece of 1/16 in rod in the tube to keep from smashing it. Tape keeps you from losing it.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Or just pin it tight, it will be just fine.

Tons of razor are punched just like that and have worked for years.

Yup. Lots of Sheffields were just made with bigger holes. A tiny bit of play doesn't bother me once the pins are snug. I have "Fixed" a handful of blades with too much play. Hard to say if it would be an issue from that picture though. I would test fit the scales first and see how it feels.