Thread: Little dollar project

Looks like a nice french tip can be made out of it without taking too much edge away. Good luck on what ever you do with it. But I'd start with unpinning and fixing the tip. Be careful as vibrations can make the crack longer!

That is a quality blade. I'd check and make sure that it will take an edge first. With the rust or cell rot damage it might be a bear getting an edge to hold.

Yeah that corrosion pattern looks a bit like cell rot damage. I'd keep it separate from other razors and watch it for a while. If it is cell rot, it won't take long to see the corrosion come back, especially on the polished bevel.

Cheers, Steve

I don't have any info on the blade, but it looks like a nice razor to me.

I would not be so hasty to dismiss it because of the crack though. I have seen them turn into Spanish points or even shortened. Good luck with the project and it would be great to see some progress pictures too.

Hi there, I only been in to sr's for 2-3 months and trying to learn all I can. So can some one tell me what cell rot is, how to avoid it and can it be fixed? Some things I can figure out on my own but no idea on this one.
Thanks Steve

Originally Posted by swilbe

Hi there, I only been in to sr's for 2-3 months and trying to learn all I can. So can some one tell me what cell rot is, how to avoid it and can it be fixed? Some things I can figure out on my own but no idea on this one.
Thanks Steve

Steve, to answer your question, Cell rot (or celluloid rot) is the result of the break down of the plastic that gives off a gas which can cause the blade to rust. You can usually tell that it's cell rot as the blade will rust first only where it is exposed to the scales. There is really nothing that can be done to stop it other than replace the scales. It is also contagious to other razors if stored in the same air tight container, that is why if it suspected than it should be quarantined from other razors.
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Thanks Tintin, good to know what to look for and what to do. Replace the scales.
Thanks Steve

Kirinite is an acrylic plastic; in no way is it made of acid treated cellulose. Please check your facts before making broad statements.
~Richard

Originally Posted by Matt1222

In the first part of the 20th century many scales were made of a plastic material called Celluloid (Kirinite was also used and is a specific type of celluloid).

What now? Kirinite used as well in the first part of the 20th century?

Kirinite is a recent development of the last ten years, I found references to 2015 as earliest in my search, Google didn't go back any further. I believe they have been around longer.

The replacements for Celluloid were hard rubber, Catalan and Bakelite.
Catalan was the most colorful of them and found mostly in brush handles.

Acrylics were first developed in the early thirties. Lucite being one of the first trade names.
~Richard