I got a gift from a friend :) Charles Hake

This week I got a gift from a friend who was at a flea market.

A straight by Charles Hake, Remscheid-Haddenbach. Other side has a logo an nr17 stamped in it. It seems to be a half hollow grind, in the direction of 7/8, might have been a 8/8. The grind showed som old markings of a logo etching, but it seemed to have been ground ( the hollow ground part ) at some point, just lightly, perhaps because of rust forming back in the day. The metal was pretty rusty and showed a lot of pitting. Scales were worn and made of white Bakelite. SO need to go and make new scales.

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2013-10-23 13.40.45 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr

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I tried some rust removal but as I said, a lot of pitting present. So some work cleaning that up. But the initial work I've done so far seems promising. There seems to be a very nice shaver underneath that rubbish ;)

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Got a nice restore on my hands.

Looks really good so far - I think you are right, the tip has been ground for whatever reason.

What I am really interested in though is how you used that bread roll to get the razor so shiny. Is this some new restoration technique we need to know about? Is there a progression you recommend? Wholegrain -> Rye -> white? :D

No, seriously, that's a whole new razor - nice job, I hope it becomes a good shaver for you.

James.

Damn... you weren't supposed to see that... It's my secret...... I ate the evidence ;)

But, I hope so to mate. Still a lot of work to do, everything else has to be done, but it makes it fun to see what it could look like soon :)

Looks great. What are your plans for the scales?

I have seen some amazing stabilized giraffe bone, but It's hard to get the right size for a razor, plus the costs are pretty high. But I'm thinking something dark, blue or something.

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Looks really good so far - I think you are right, the tip has been ground for whatever reason.

What I am really interested in though is how you used that bread roll to get the razor so shiny. Is this some new restoration technique we need to know about? Is there a progression you recommend? Wholegrain -> Rye -> white? :D

No, seriously, that's a whole new razor - nice job, I hope it becomes a good shaver for you.

James.

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You should start with sour dough and see what you got first. That whole wheat leaves some pretty deep scratches. If the sour dough works then use the razor to butter up the others after toasting. I know I read that in a thread around here somewhere.

Stop telling my trade secrets... Before you know it everybody is using my secret recipe.... Just imagine those smells coming from peoples homes. Burglars would know instantly they had valuable razors in their home...

I've never really been clear on breadknifing. Thanks for the thread.