Thread: Resto?

I just got this blade off ebizzle, and I want to know a few things first, there is a lot of rust as you can see in the pictures but I know i can remove it all from the blade however the tang is another animal (with the scales on it anyway.) so my question here is should I unpin it to get to the tang with some muscle or just worry about the blade? Second can anyone tell me what the handles are made of? Feels like horn and looks like horn. Any guess to the age? and manufacturer? all I could come up with through wiki was a few references to a link between it and George Wostenholm & Sons.





P.S. is there anyone out here that can re-pin if I feel uncomfortable with it when the time comes?



P.S.S. on a side note is there anyway to fix a piece of bone that broke off of some scales? I.E. Super glue?

That rusty spot on the edge does not look good at all, hope it is just dirt that looks like deep rust on the pics.
Try and clean it up to see what the deal is there. To clean up the tang completely you will have to unpin, or you rick to scuff the scales while working on the tang.

that spot could be this or that... my camera is better than it should be with that detail. That is after cleaning! and I can remove some of that spot with my nails. I am confident I can save the blade with some sandpaper love.

Originally Posted by Skelp

that spot could be this or that... my camera is better than it should be with that detail. That is after cleaning! and I can remove some of that spot with my nails. I am confident I can save the blade with some sandpaper love.

ok then let us know how it turns out.

The scales are definitely horn, and with no bug bites that I can see. If it were mine, I would save the scales for sure. Linseed oil and a light buffing will bring them back to life. If you have to de-pin, use caution and be patient. Best regards, wildhog

Originally Posted by mainaman

ok then let us know how it turns out.

I hope I didn't offend I can see it looks like I was being dismissive and I think its just out of blind hopefulness.

Originally Posted by Skelp

I hope I didn't offend I can see it looks like I was being dismissive and I think its just out of blind hopefulness.

I am not offended at all, but WIP will be cool.

This is after 150 Grit sandpaper now I will taper off just let me know if any of those pits look to be more than character!

Looking good, and as it shows that spot I was concerned about was just dirt.
This razor will come out great. Note if you are honing it yourself, the smile it has , should not be honed out, it is how the razor was made.

After 320 grit sandpaper.