eBay frameback purchase... where to start?

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Oh boy. The seller didn't advertise this as new, clean or 'shave ready', but they also didn't show the amount of rust or the blade nicks. The blade looks seperate to the frame, but it also looks rusted in.

Has anyone got any hints and/or advice to get this into a useable (pristine condition isn't necessary) state?

I haz a sad.

Well, after an attack of WD-40 and wet/dry paper...
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I'm looking forward to getting this honed.

It has very good steel and may well be a good shaver. Do a good job of sanitizing it! The remaining rust will hold some stuff for a long time.
Watch you angle when you shave with it, it will surprise you more than once with the thin blade width.
~Richard

One good thing about framebacks among others is you know they can be honed. Unlike some wedges that you cant tell until you put er on the hone.

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Originally Posted by Geezer

It has very good steel and may well be a good shaver. Do a good job of sanitizing it! The remaining rust will hold some stuff for a long time.
Watch you angle when you shave with it, it will surprise you more than once with the thin blade width.
~Richard

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I've read your various posts on framebacks. Was there ever a frameback variety that weren't meant to have their blades removed? The one I have has no screw keeping the blade in place, and it's definitely a separate blade... but I'm not going to risk yanking it apart if it weren't meant to be removed.

Actually most framebacks were never meant to come apart once put together.

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Originally Posted by Deegee

I've read your various posts on framebacks. Was there ever a frameback variety that weren't meant to have their blades removed? The one I have has no screw keeping the blade in place, and it's definitely a separate blade... but I'm not going to risk yanking it apart if it weren't meant to be removed.

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Most of them did not no do they now. The screw type removable blade was invented by J. Lecoultre in the 1880s and many different styles came from that type.
~Richard

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Originally Posted by Castel33

Actually most framebacks were never meant to come apart once put together.

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Originally Posted by Geezer

Most of them did not no do they now. The screw type removable blade was invented by J. Lecoultre in the 1880s and many different styles came from that type.
~Richard

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Thanks for the feedback. That saves me possibly ruining a 120+yr old razor. :)

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So?
What ho?

Well, I certainly don't lack the time for trying a restoration, but I do lack a lot of the tools. Repinning can't be done yet, so cleaning the tang is very tricky. But what has been done is a session or two with WD-40 and wet/dry paper, and a thrice-over with the brasso.

The nicks in the blade have all but vanished, thanks to the King 800 stone. On Saturday, I'm hoping to land a 1-6K hone, and *finally* get underway with getting it into a shave-ready state. As for now though, it's in a useable but rough state.

This might be a bobbins iPod photo, but it still looks like a different razor. ;)
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Nice job! Being Swedish steel that should hone up rather nicely. Enjoy!

That pitting near the edge worries me for honing can you tell how deep it is

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That pitting near the edge worries me for honing can you tell how deep it is

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I've had a look at that area with a 40x loupe. It's nothing serious, just surface pitting.

The last post from myself in this thread, hopefully. You've seen the "before" shot, now have a much happier "after" shot...
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I might invest in a dremel, and try and buff the razor up well, but that's for the future. For now, I'm happy with it, and currently awaiting some stones to get it useable again.