Thread: Some thing to play with

Just found another to occupy my time. This one might turn out ok. Fredrick Reynolds suppose to be 6/8.

The lines look pretty crisp. It should clean up very nicely. It appears to be a wedge less design. Standing by waiting for the results.

It was described as wedge or near wedge. either will be ok. I do hope it cleans up good. I don't know if I will keep the scales or rreplace them with something else. if they clean up good I think I will keep them. stocking up on wet dry.

Do you have any experience honing wedges? If not, send it to someone who does. FR's are a bit difficult to hone anyway but a wedge/near wedge can really test you, I learned from experience. A FR was the first wedge I tried to hone, spent 6 hours on bevel alone and it was a failure. Sold it, learned from gssixgun's videos on honing a smiling wedge, got the razor back and honed it up, bevel and all, in about 45 minutes........a exceptional shaver. Once honed they can be some of the finest shavers out there. Good luck and keep us posted.

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

Do you have any experience honing wedges? If not, send it to someone who does. FR's are a bit difficult to hone anyway but a wedge/near wedge can really test you, I learned from experience. A FR was the first wedge I tried to hone, spent 6 hours on bevel alone and it was a failure. Sold it, learned from gssixgun's videos on honing a smiling wedge, got the razor back and honed it up, bevel and all, in about 45 minutes........a exceptional shaver. Once honed they can be some of the finest shavers out there. Good luck and keep us posted.

I've got a few other wedges and near wedge. Now i'm not in the same class as the pro's when it comes to honing but the ones I have I can shave with. It's true the smiling wedges are a bear to hone it took me a while to get where I could shave without those big ole crocodile tears but now it's not so bad.

Sounds like you have had some of the same experiences I've had with wedges. I'm not in the same class as the pros either but now it doesn't feel like I'm shaving with a cheese grater........he! he! I do love those wedges, especially the big boys! Enjoy that FR, it looks like a real nice one.............

I would take it apart & probably start with 800 grit since they look pretty good. Then if you buy some wet or dry like you said, you can use progressions from there & move up to 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500 & 3000 grit. Sand the insides of the scales as well. Then put some Maas on a soft rag. I use old t-shirts & cut 'em up. Polish it out then polish with a clean rag. I made these scales from raw slabs. I started out with 240, 280, 320, 360, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500 & 3000 grit. i then polished by hand using the method I mentioned above.



You can also sand the blade in progressions starting at 320 & work up.

I have used the same method that Engine talks about with success Have fun and post pictures of the finished product for us!

Originally Posted by Ernie1980

I have used the same method that Engine talks about with success Have fun and post pictures of the finished product for us!

Thanks Richard & Ernie.
I usually start out but making a pattern & cutting my pieces out. I then use double sticky sided carpet tape that comes in a big roll & I put the two pieces together as even as possible. I then go to my belt sander & I put a radius on the scales so they won't look flat by going from one end to the other until they look pretty even. I use some of the coarse sandpaper to make the flat spots left by the belt sander until it is smoothly rounded. I them make my marks for my pins & drill the holes while the two pieces are still stuck together. You can then either leave it together & sand it in progressions or take them apart & sand them on both sides. If I leave 'em together then once I separate them, I sand the insides of the scales in progressions, then I polish them. I find it better to separate them & sand them.

Gee, that thing looks pretty good. I would scrub it all good with a toothbrush and diluted simple green some. Rub some Comet with a cottonball all over. Rinse sparingly. Light blow-dry. Maybe some WD40 and CroOx rubbed on the blade. Neetsfoot oil applied heavily inside and out on the scales with a q-tip, let soak in. Lightly polish, Tufglide the blade, and hone. Is perfect. Needs some clean, that's all. I would think it would not need unpinning . JMO