I never thought I'd find out I could afford, but I stumbled across this gem in an antique store yesterday. not the best condition, but workable! a Dubl Duck Satin Wedge... for $10! can't wait to get an edge on this and try it out!Attachment 227682
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I never thought I'd find out I could afford, but I stumbled across this gem in an antique store yesterday. not the best condition, but workable! a Dubl Duck Satin Wedge... for $10! can't wait to get an edge on this and try it out!Attachment 227682
That's a pretty sweet deal!
Should clean up very nicely.
A great find. Congrats!
Hating to be the bearer of bad news here, but this poor old girl is exhibiting the first signs of the dreaded Cell Rot. Notice the pattern of the corrosion along the blade where it meets with the scales, which have yellowed badly from decomposition. Dubl Duck never made scales this yellow color, they should be nearly clear, and it's a tell-tale sign of cell rot. If you're not familiar with this phenomena, seek out more info here using the Search feature.
Your going to have to put the blade into new scales eventually but I'd separate it from the old scales immediately. I'd also try to remove the inlays before disposing of the old scales in the trash. You can apply them to new replacement scales.
Again, please don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player.
My satin wedge and my number one are the only two ducks I have retained. Both were pretty much NOS when I got them. I have had several other ducks but those two seemed like I should be the custodian of for much longer than the other two. There are a lot of razors to try and that one is a very good one.
I am afraid entropy1049 is right. Scales will smell vinegary.
Yes new acrylic scales are in order, but the blade looks like it should make it through just fine.
Yup, as long as the intervention is done very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
Thanks for the advice...I suspected that may be a problem with where the surface rust was when I picked it up. Any recommendations on who does a great job rescaling and has a nice selection of scale types?
Me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wxman2000
but there are vendors listed in the classifieds who do great work as well.
There are two names that come to mind. Both have done several threads about them, so by saying chevhead and 10pups it will not surprise anyone.
That's CorrectQuote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
Thanks for the props guys.
I appreciate it. 👍
Even with the rotting scales, that is still a nice find for $10! I have two of those, they are nice shavers:)
Chevhead...sent you a PM.
Got it!
What does the other side look like?
For the fun of it, I cleaned up the blade a bit and set a nice bevel on it. Then I moved over to my coti and went through the unicot method with it. I had about 5 days of growth and gave it a go. Wow, it cut through that hair like butter. This is my first wedge, so I wasn't sure what to expect. There was less feedback than I'm used to, but it left with a perfectly smooth 3 pass shave. The Pinaud follow up didn't even burn. This is one nice blade!
