Thread: any examples of a razor using hex nuts instead of pins??

Hi all,

Is there anyone out there that has used the hex head nuts and bolts instead of pins in thier restorations? I wonder how they look before I buy any. Peening is just not a skill I seem to possess.

Any help, or pics of how it looks on a razor would be most helpful!!

Thanks in advance!!

Mike

If you jump over to my public profile and look at my restorations pictures you'll see a couple of razors that have them on both the toe and pivot, and I think there's a pic or two of where I've used them on the pivot only.

They're a little bulky. For a while I had more blades than scales (because I kept cracking the old ones during unpinning), so I would rotate the scales from time to time. It was kind of nice, because I got to practice my honing more often.

I'm with you in the peening dept. I have a jewelers hammer and a steel plate with a depression in it and I can tap from today to tomorrow and nothing happens. The razors I have rescaled I've used the hex nuts. They are not quite as neat as the classic method but I think they are fine. Some of the custom makers use other adjustable hardware.

The new Hart Steel straight razor I purchased came with Hex screw. It works fine and I think it looks great. They included a Hex wrench to keep it tight.

You can see a lot of pictures under Hart razors on ClassicShaving.com.
Hart Steel Straight Razor

mjhammer,

I use microfasteners hex bolts only on my no-nonsense razors, e.g. my Dovo Best

I prefer a traditional good peened pin

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I have a few razors with hex bolts on 'em.
There are a few different makes out there.
This is the best looking one, IMHO

Originally Posted by Birnando

I have a few razors with hex bolts on 'em.
There are a few different makes out there.
This is the best looking one, IMHO

Yea, that is just awful.... (yawn and a big lol)

My take on the whole thing is: if you peen good then peen... if you don't, use what's available that resides inside your 'skill set' and when you're done feel good about it.

That's a fine looking razor, Birnando

The rest of us should be so lucky...

Well done.

It looks even better in person...

I like peens, but I don't mind hex bolts. The ones I have seen I neither prefer nor dislike. I do think vintage razors with vintage scales look best with peens. For everything else anything goes.

My Tim Zowada has a hex nut




as does a couple of my Livi's





and a Friodur



I've actually got a few that use hex nuts.

Beautiful Maxi!! That is exactly what I'm going for!! Not necessarily the hex, as much as the tiny octo nuts. I just ordered some along with a couple of sets of scales. All the razors you all showed me are excellent examples. Just what I needed to see. I think they look great on the new acrylics.

Thank you all for the help!!! Very excellent folks on here!!