Thread: Swedish restore

Found this on eBay, and I didn't have a Swedish razor yet so figured I'd bid.

a ran tan ka rus its called.

Cleaned her up on the wheel and while I figured I'd need to replace the scales they cleaned up well. Sharpened up hard, but feels like good steel. Will try her out tomorrow.cheers.

Very nice, I'm looking at a potential first Swedish blade now, with a similar style, would be interested to know how it shaves.

Has cleaned up nicely - are those scales horn or Bakelite/composite? Sorry, I can't tell from the photos on my mobile. If they're horn I suggest trying to save them with a sand, oil and polish.

She shaves beautifully.
Smooth 2 pass trial tonight that left me near BBS without having to go ATG.
Doesn't sing as loud as my Boker but definately hear the blade working.
Scales are wood I believe, not sure wht kind though.
I may repin her as the pivot isn't really straight anymore and I need to be careful when closing her.
All told, I'm happy with Swedish steel!
Cheers.

A second swed has joined the line up. This Frameback I purchased from an SRP member as he indicated it was to thin a profile for his liking.

It is thin, thinnest razor I own in fact but it shaves like a dream. Stiff steel I suppose as there is no flexing of the blade or feeling of wobble on any curve of the face so I'm pretty happy with it.
Will see what it takes to hone a Frameback as I want to sharpen it up just a skosh..
Cheers gents.

Great looking frameback, always wanted one, but never sharpened a frameback either, let us know how you made out and any tips you may have.

Lots of great tips on this forum on rolling X stroke and how to handle a Frameback.

I found my iphone holder and figured I'd try to record my first hone of this razor.
I used a 1k to set the bevel as when I put the tape on the spine I found I was redefining the edge anyway so started from scratch.
Heel leading and rolling X was the right stroke for this blade for sure.

Anyway, this is my first attempt, after the norton 4/8 shown in this vid I went to a cnat then strop. Aside from the thinner profile at the shank which made for a different grip feel, this honed up like any other razor I've tried.
Critique and opinions always welcome.
Cheers.

I won a framback on the bay this evening, this razor was from Sweden, but it doesn't have the removeable blade, they say they are very lightweight. Will keep you posted.
Looking forward to your video and keep us posted on you new baby. Love to here how it performs.

Technique appears good, frame backs or any blade that is wider at the toe than the heel can be tricky to hone. There are different techniques for honing a smiling blade. Glen (gssixgun) has a three part honing video on honing smiling blades that you might check out to pick up a few pointers that will help. If you need the links just holler and I'll get them for you.

Bottom line is if she shaves good coming off the Norton 8k you did it right............

Finally got my frameback from Sweden and it is a Erik Anton Berg made in Sweden. The blade is almost gone, but it sharpened up very well. Thanks for posting video, it really helped me hone it to pass the HHT test. Only problem is it doesn't hold very much shaving lather.