Thread: A few recent finds

IMO the first one is suffering from a very bad case of Cell Rot. It needs to be taken out of those scales immediately and replaced with different ones.

Yup cell rot. Save that razor

Originally Posted by RezDog

There is a lot of rust on the first one. I would scrub it really well with WD-40 and steel wool and then see if you can set a bevel on that. It is the only way to find out if you can save it or not.

I am not experienced at honing and wouldn't trust myself trying to set a bevel on this razor yet, I like it too much haha. I'll leave that to a pro. Please take note of thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ml#post1636771

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

IMO the first one is suffering from a very bad case of Cell Rot. It needs to be taken out of those scales immediately and replaced with different ones.

Thank you for pointing that out, I'll remove the scales today. That's too bad, I thought they were beautiful. Is there any way to seal the scales for reuse and prevent further outgassing?

As far as I know there is nothing that will seal the scales to stop off gassing. Personally, I am not willing to take that gamble with any of my razors. Cell rot can literally eat the metal until there is nothing left.

With a blade that rusty the risk is that you invest a ton of time and elbow grease to make it look amazing only to find out that the steel has micro pitting that runs deep and the blade is never able to hold an edge worthy of shaving. If there is any doubt the first step in restoration is to set bevel.

It is unfortunate that there appears to be cell-rot, but I have seen some nice wooden scales that look very similar to the ones on there now.

It might be best to seek out a mentor through PM's to people in your area, I know there are quite a few in CA, just not specifically where.