Thread: My first restoration attempt.

Just thought I'd share those with you guys. I got this from ebay for 15$ I thought it was a steal! So I have poor new scales onto it yet but probably this weekend I'll bands some and throw them together. I'll post a complete finished product when it's done. Lame know what you all think!
So I can't figure out how to upload from photos I already have, so I cant show any before photos. Just know it was very rusted and totally black with tarnish. I chose not to sand all the pitting away in order to save the etchings.

Pipe razor...
Looks pretty nice.
You going to fix the tang hole?

Originally Posted by Dramadon3151

So I can't figure out how to upload from photos I already have, so I cant show any before photos.

Find the button that looks like;

When you click that button, look for the Tree in a frame;

Then this dialog box, click "From Computer" tab.

Click the Select file button, and find your photo.
Follow up with "Upload file"

Originally Posted by Chevhead

Pipe razor...
Looks pretty nice.
You going to fix the tang hole?

What's wrong with the tang hole?

Originally Posted by Marshal

What's wrong with the tang hole?

With time the hole has become worn, and is now quite larger than originally intended. This happens to many, if not most, older razors. Most pins are 1/16" diameter, so to keep the blade from flopping about on the pin, a good idea would be to fill the hole. This can be done either with a tube that fits into the hole you have and which has an interior diameter of 1/16", or by filling the existing hole with epoxy and then drilling out a new hole for whatever size pin you will use.

BTW, for anything to do with restoration, take a look here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

And for sleeving the hole:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...zed-pivot.html

Good choice to ease off on the sanding to save the etchings.

Good luck!

Yeah, what Cangooner said ^ ^ ^ ^

Ah, thanks for answering.!

Thanks for pointing that out about the hole. I had no idea!
What if I just do it out to the slightly larger diameter and user larger brass pin?

Originally Posted by Dramadon3151

Thanks for pointing that out about the hole. I had no idea!
What if I just do it out to the slightly larger diameter and user larger brass pin?

The bottom line really is that it's your razor, so do whatever the heck you want with it!

I suspect the standard pin diameter has more to do with aesthetics than anything else. I'm sure a thicker pin function just fine, but remember that if you use, say, a 1/8 diameter pin instead of 1/16, the peened-over area will be much, much larger. By doubling the diameter of the rod, you will have 4x the surface area to peen over.

Try it on a piece of scrap and see if you like the look. Just don't try the bigger diameter first on your actual scales as that might just introduce another too big hole issue to deal with.

Will a larger pin size make up for the hole being elongated? Tc