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I recently sold my 17/16 wade and butcher celebrated to raise funds for a custom. I'm sad to report the buyer notified me this morning the razor was destroyed in a polishing wheel accident.
I guess I can't be too sad since it's no longer my razor, but still a shame to see a beautiful piece have to die. Unfortunately the buyer didn't get a chance to shave as the accident occurred the day after the purchase.
Here she is in all her glory:
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:cry: Fair thee well, ashes to ashes, rust to rust; careless man with buffer only go bust.
There are some definite benefits to hand sanding.
Everybody sings... ***where have all the razors gone, gone to the buffers every one. When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?!? ***
I fully agree. I've never felt the need to get to a mirror polish anyways so hand sanding has always been enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Granted, people do some amazing things with buffers around here. But I still enjoy my sandpaper :D
Here is a really good example of why you do not try and make a razor with some patina look brand new.
And the value of every remaining one goes up a little. Anybody seen the prices on vintage VW bugs these days? There used to be a million of those too.
It helps to know what you are doing with the dremel ot the buffer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Yup, there's a lot to be said for rubbing one off. :wQuote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Pictures, or it didn't happen!
Unfortunately (or fortunately) I wasn't responsible for this razor's demise. The new owner has probably already trashed it. He told me the wheel caught the endge of the blade and snapped it. He said he shattered the blade after since it was already done.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
The demise of the razor is a sad thing indeed. The really big issue that came to mind for me is that the guy operating the buffer is indeed a very lucky man!
When things like that happen you have some really high speed steel. I mean that literally. If he got away without injury of any sort he should count his blessings.
If he caught the cutting edge he had it coming. Poor Razor, death by dumbass.Quote:
Originally Posted by fchan
Am I correct in assuming that means he was buffing it upside down?
I think so. but to be honest I'm not 100% sure what happened so I can't make any judgement there. We all have our bad days, and it's a shame his happened to be with a new razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Hopefully, NOTHING (dremel = evil)Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
fool. so rather than send it to somebody to regrind, just destroy what was left? I would have turned it into a 19/16 cootchie razor or a super special under arm hair remover. No blades go to waste!Quote:
Originally Posted by fchan
Im sorry to hear for such a tragedy, i think i should share my story of horror. I had a french razor that my great grandfather used in the first world war. It was giving to last year, this things shaved like a great. Had beautiful tortoise shell scales. One day i let my brother borrow the razor, he wanted to learn, but he did not want my advice. HE DROPPED it and broke the precious scales. :cry::cry::cry::cry:
Now that truly sucks! Did you end up getting it rescaled?Quote:
Originally Posted by Themagicturtle
(Nice Planet of the Apes reference BTW :))
Haha thank you, its the first thing that came to mind when i read the misfortune of the Member that started this post.
Well i still have the old Solingen, its a french razor with a german made blade, but i have not yet rescaled her. I have been looking on ebay for any razors with tortoise scales, and i would most likely cannibalize it for its scales. I did "repair" the original scales with super glue but i don't have the courage to see if my feeble attempt has worked.
RIP W&BQuote:
Originally Posted by fchan
May it rest in pieces :(
I had a buffer take a knife blade away from me once years ago. It was a blade made from a mechanical hacksaw blade with some of the saw teeth left on the backside of the blade. Scared the crap out of me!! It was so fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by fchan
I do have a question, would you have rather the person had never told you what happened?
Nah,Quote:
Originally Posted by donv
I'm pretty ok knowing what happened. Glad to hear he's ok though. Once I sold it, it ceased to be mine and therefore I have no control over it. I also was not at any loss either since it was sold and not loaned out like TheMagicTurtle. It's a shame to hear it go and I was sad to hear he was out the razor and the money. Also in some weird twisted way it was kinda cool to know I was the last person to ever shave with that razor :)
Another bites the dusts. :(
