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    Picked up this razor today.. blade needs a little help but the scales and bolsters are good. Wester Bros. 'Fraternity'.





    Finally broke down and bought a few older brushes.

    Brush No. 1



    Missed the crack but oh well..



    Brush No. 2





    Guy i bought the Wester from gave me this for free cuz 'im a good customer'. Not sure if i can do anything with it though. Handle is split as shown.



    Under $60 for the lot. The SR was half of that. Not a bad day if i find even one blade. Plus we stopped for a flight at the Olde Saratoga Brewery.. liquid lunch is best lunch.

    Safe weekend my dudes.

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    Gonna like that Wester Matt.
    Got a couple, they shave a reeeal treat. Got an ideere on the safety, need to think upon it a bit more, and I'll let ya in on it.
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    Would epoxy or CA and some judicious clamping rescue that handle? I'm sure one of the experts on here has an idea.

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    Id love to know. I told the guy i would do whatever i could with it. Im all ears brothers.

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    Not sure how handy you are on a table saw, but you could literally cut an octagon handle on the table saw, drill the appropriate holes and epoxy the ends into it. I had the exact same model, with the same crack in the handle, and turned a handle out of desert ironwood.

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    My thought was to clamp it, and wrap with a thread around the knurled area, then coating the thread with something (epoxy, CA). Like the eyes on a fishing pole. Or go primitive and use sinew.
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    OOhhhh, Wester Bros..... I've got a Manganese Steel and love it. Consistently gives terrific shaves, so dependable. Nice score, should be looking and shaving great in short order
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    Yeah I'm excited about the SR. I might get to work on it tomorrow unless i go up north. I like both ideas for the handle. Ill have to give her a think.

    Thanks gents!

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    You may want to look at fly tying thread, there's a thread called floss they use for tying flies that you put a reactor on, and it turns rock hard, and smooth. Some really cool stuff!!

    Here's a place to look.
    ( Jan's Netcraft . com )
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    I just bounced around on the net and read up on the floss. I think ill try that. I was thinking Irish linen like a pool cue wrap but this seems like a better option. Plus my fishing buddy from work does some fly tying.. might be able to hit him up.
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