Thread: Five for the day, and a rock for my time

I wish I had a spot close to me where I could just go and pluck out some 8/8...oh wait I do It's called my closet...lol. Awesome set. I need a place like that in Jersey City.

Congrats

Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix

I wish I had a spot close to me where I could just go and pluck out some 8/8...oh wait I do It's called my closet...lol. Awesome set. I need a place like that in Jersey City.

Congrats

Took me a year to find one...in the wild.
I dont buy from ebay, only what I can see and touch

Great score Outback.

That chopper is certainly impressive.

Originally Posted by outback

Me too....!! Its pretty clean and shinny on most of the blade, the worst is on the tang. Taking it apart and pinning it back up, is the part that scares me most.
The Ivory is sooo thin. And its my first Ivory scales, that aren't broke or anything

Yeah is gonna be a whole new experience. Its been refaced and honed a bit. But at least I can see the bevel is eaven on both sides, and how the spine wear is eaven as well. Who ever did it , did a good job . and for $25. I had to take a chance on it. Scales are junk!!
Their made from another set, and dont fit right and I broke out the pivot hole unpinning a bit ago.
So I'll have to make some scales for it too. So this one will wait a bit. Maaaybe[emoji5]

If you are concerned with drill bit wobble with a tiny bit---> when you drill the pin you might want to get a #0 center drill. Just a tip from an old machinist.

Here is the type of drill I'm talking about--> Combo Drill & Countersinks | Travers Tool Co., Inc. They work great to start a hole and won't wobble. Once the hole is started you can finish drilling with a regular jobber bit. The drill size you would want for a pin is a #1........my bad on my previous post.

Wade &Butcher is back together.
First off.... Apologies to Tom and John, you were right...[emoji17]
After tearing it apart, and giving the scales a good cleaning, I realized they are bone. "DAMMIT "!!

But all was a total success.
Scales made it through with no cracks or me breaking them while pinning it back together, used origanal collars (only the outer ones of the double collars that were originally on it) with washers under them. And origanal wedge
I cut the rust from the blade with a SE razor blade, and buffed the blade with emry compound, iron oxide, then chromium oxide .
Then polished with Flitz,then Maas. All done using the dremmel and various wheels.

Also did the no name razor from my second haul of razors.
Cut rust away with SE.
Removed remaining rust with muratic acid and a wire toothbrush, rinsed thoroughly, dried, then across the board with the greaseless compounds, 80-600grt. Then hand sanded with 600 & 1000 wet dry paper.
Then the emry, iron oxide, chromium oxide. And polished the same as above.
Sand scales w/1000grt wet dry and buff with starbrite plastic scratch remover. Collarless pinning as it was originally.

That Wade and Butcher looks sweet. I hope your no name gives as great a shave as mine. My no name has no rust, just a very smooth gray patina. Polishing it would kill its character. It's next in my rotation for Wednesday.

Wow! Nice Outback! When I come to Ohio we will have to get together and do some honing. I always like seeing how others do it.

Damn, brother, you’re making the rest of us look like slackers.

At the rate you’re going, were going to have to change you screen name to “Genco”, 6 thousand razors per week…

Nice work, I’d take that bone Wade Butcher, any day…

Originally Posted by Benz

That Wade and Butcher looks sweet. I hope your no name gives as great a shave as mine. My no name has no rust, just a very smooth gray patina. Polishing it would kill its character. It's next in my rotation for Wednesday.

A quick dip back in the acid, wait a few seconds, a rinse, and i can have that look. I might just do that , but I'll wait for now