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Get right on that! :roflmao

If I may, Shaun. Coffee, tea, rubbing in the hand . All cause the patina to match. Ivory is not like anything else in that regard!

Agreed, Pixel! With proper respect, the stuff is amazing. Nature's perfect material. Our world is surely ever-changing!
Thanks!

So now to pin the top. I have the blade as best as I feel like, so I install it and my brass spacers into the scales. Some tweezers are handy for getting the spacers in. Best not to attempt...

Sounds about right! :tu Those shure look big in the pics. Maybe a generic washer pic?

Best I can come up with using my redneck calipers is right at .050 x .100. As I said, they are tiny!
I think stainless as they get picked up with a magnet!

These, I got a little bag full from a friend. He was disappointed in the tiny size as he wished a regular type more modern collar. I adapted them to this usage a long while back. I need to ask him...

Good point, Oz. I feel that back in the days of ivory scaled razors, being pinned collarless was a sign of fine workmanship.
Hand done by craftsmen. I have many old Bakelite and bone scales...

Yes, but don't tell anyone! ;)

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So all is set and I begin on one side, lightly tapping the pin at angles, working around it. As I get the pin enlarged so it will not go through the collar, I stop, remove the tape from that side,...

Now, I shall get with pinning the bottoms. I previously sanded my wedges closer to the scales and removed the blade, replacing it with a nut, slightly wider than the thickness of the tang. No sense...

Thank You Martin and Darl! I am getting down to the busting ivory part! :D

Got my blades pretty much done. The tangs are still pretty rough. At least the rust and some of the pitting is gone. I...

Thanks! Indeed yes! :) At least for me!

HA! I got my shop helper to take some holding a loupe over the lens. Kept bitching at him to get closer! :p

Good thought, Pixel! The grain would flow with the scales! :banghead: Oh well! ;)
THANKS! (I should consult before CA'ing!) :D

I found a busted scale which was very flat on top and lined out a few wedges. Drilled the pin-holes carefully on the drill press. Then, I used a dremel cut-off wheel to roughly cut them out. Sanded...

So after unpinning the razor, I clean the scales good. A worn, damp scrap of scotchbrite dipped in Ajax cleanser scrubs them best, esp the rust and crud on the inside pivot area, I have found.

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That is how I do it. There is a vise under a rag about an inch and a half under the bit. I rest my hands on the vise and bring the razor to the bit. There are a couple of other good recent threads...

Back on track, Unpinning the other razor. The tops of the pins are lightly dremel-drumed so the bit won't walk. Always use split-tip bits!!

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Neil gets a bit 'fluid' as the nite wears on! ;)

Talk about 'cheeky' !!


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The nail-set was not even tried! Tons of tiny taps. Yes, I use a propane torch and kiss the end of the pins to it. Gone to 20 count now, but only if quenched. Less if you let it cool naturally....

Yeah! It was a hoot! I think the end has died. Here are the razors as I completed them. They now reside with a friend these days in AU!
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Interesting you would say that, Rez. One of my earliest threads here taught me a great deal and made me some fine friends! If nothing else, it is funny! :roflmao
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THAT sounds as a challenge! :D
Oh well, I am gonna do it anyway!

Bruce

Thanks, Oz! :) I figure about that half a hole is the most I could afford on these. Keep in mind I took a bit from each pin hole to get alignment. Also, these oldies have a bit smaller than 1/16...