Thread: my first big restoration project. pipe razor

so i've bought several razors off ebay. and done some cleaning up of blades, but this beauty screamed at me, and needed some tlc, i have some good kilned cherry, im thinking of using to make knew scales just thought id share it with everyone, ill upload some finish product photos just as soon as i get it done

oh and it came with this cool supposedly original case, not sure if i can really do anything to restore it, im certainly going to cover it with some neatsfoot oil but still thought it was cool

I'm interested in seeing some pics when you ... Get her done!!

yes keep us updated with your progress, GL

I'm definitely interested in seeing the end result. I'm trying a restoration type project of my own as soon as the razor I bought gets here.

well spent a lil bit of time on it today with the dremel tool and sum polish, really not making very fast progress, and really starting to think about some camel bone handles (found some good scale blanks on ebay) or maybe some horn instead of the cherry.
i have gotten most of the rust off, the main problem at the moment is trying to polish out the pitting on the bald, its very deep
a question does anyone have any idea how old this thing would be? looking around the web most the other pipe razors ive seen have had allot of stuff engraved on the blade
ive got some parts shiney and the blade disconected from the ragged out scales

well, was going at the razor today with the dremel tool polishing it up.... a big one ince by almost half inch chunk of the razor flew off .... im kinda upset with myself at the moment, not sure if ill go on and clean it up and make it a wall hanger or not, but its trashed as far as using it goes

Originally Posted by center5150

well, was going at the razor today with the dremel tool polishing it up.... a big one ince by almost half inch chunk of the razor flew off .... im kinda upset with myself at the moment, not sure if ill go on and clean it up and make it a wall hanger or not, but its trashed as far as using it goes

Were you using felt and rotated it into the edge? What bit/polisher were you using and how did it happen?

well, i was using the standard pads that came with the dremel, which cant have been too cours cause i used sum heavy grit on a large buffer and longer time earlier and took allot more off allot faster, i acutally had the blade fairly clean before i broke it...
now im kinda stuck do i cut it and make a really short small razor, or try and re gring the good steel into more narrow razor

well heres the damage i have decided i must have found some stress fractures in the blade