Thread: First Henckels! No. 96 with Columbus scales?

I thought the brown was a before pic...
Polishing takes the brown to black. A buffer is faster, but can be hazardous without experience.
Super fine steel-wool followed by polishing with Maas or semichrome.
It will go back to black after a while.

Rezdog is correct about the bevel-set.
Nothing to worry about as it does not work out. I have same at times.
Go back to the 1k and begin anew. Chances are you were almost there!

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement. I'll give another go this weekend when I can sit down nice and refreshed without interruption.

I believe the scales are Celluloid (owner specifically collected straight razors with Celluloid scales), I did put them lightly under my buffer, the plain side took a pretty good shine, but not so much on the decorative side. It certainly is interesting. I probably won't mess with them much more, I'm happy with then in their current state.

They are Bakelite. Famous for turning brown and super-stable.
Were they cell, they would not have turned brown. As long as you are happy with them!
Great scales!

Sure enough, bakelite. Slight formaldehyde smell when heated up. So that effectively mark the earliest possible production date, right. Just looked it up, bakelite invented 1907. So much for 1892!

I would say 1900 to 1930, Not a souvenir. I think?
Lots of razors heavily marked as souvenirs.
Seems that brown is a form of oxidation. Particularly brought about by sunlight?
Used to be common to see the one scale brown and the other black.
Uncommon to see much at all these days.
Rub the brown with polish and see the brown on the polishing rag.
Eventually, the scale will be closer to black. Nice Piece!