Thread: Packwood restored

I picked this razor up a couple years ago.
All covered in crusty red rust, I cleaned it up to where I could live with it, and tried to hone it, to no avail. It'd been all but honed out, no thanks to the rust I presume. So I put the devil spit thing in the to do drawer till my skills had improved enough to take on the challenge to bring it back to life.

So here's what it looks like out of the drawer.

Here you can see the wonky bevel


So with the aid of a magnetic blade holder a dremmel with various sized wheels and the greaseless sharpton sent, I under cut the spine and slightly hollowed out each side of the blade while removing the devils spit and truing up the edge. So yes...refaced by dremmel.

After the full Monte with the greaseless, it was back to 600, 800, 1000, wet dry paper. Then 800 crocus paper with Cr/ox, n WD-40, a worn scotchbrite wheel in the dremmel at low speed, Cr/ox, then Maas on a rag wheel in the dremmel, followed by 3M metal restorer (blade bling) on a rag by hand.

Continued........

The scales are made from Bubbinga that was sent from one of our fine members (Tuzi),
finished in True Oil.

pinned with brass pins, lead wedge, and collars sent by Tom, that I've been saving for this occasion.


Thanks for looking, its been a long road for this one, and did I say..Thank God for micro screws.?!! Cause I couldn't tell you how many times I had to put n take this apart, making adjustments, to get it to close in the scales. Besides the the tang keeping it off center, I had to deal with the most twisted blade I've ever seen.[emoji38]

Originally Posted by outback

The scales are made from Bubbinga that was sent from one of our fine members (Tuzi),
finished in True Oil.
pinned with brass pins, lead wedge, and collars sent by Tom, that I've been saving for this occasion
Thanks for looking, its been a long road for this one, and did I say..Thank God for micro screws.?!! Cause I couldn't tell you how many times I had to put n take this apart, making adjustments, to get it to close in the scales. Besides the the tang keeping it off center, I had to deal with the most twisted blade I've ever seen.[emoji38]

Wow great job.. How does it shave?
That is a huge twist. Apart from thinning one of the scale ends I would consider drilling un straight pin holes to counter that ..

Originally Posted by JOB15

Wow great job.. How does it shave?
That is a huge twist. Apart from thinning one of the scale ends I would consider drilling un straight pin holes to counter that ..

Shave comes this evening.
Oh....there was a bit of tweeking to the scales and pins as well as shimming the tang, but I got it handled.[emoji4]

Mike - gobsmacked, truly stellar job, razor looks awesome.

You got rid of that Devil's Spit, sheesh....blade is completely clean, gorgeous, going to go downstairs and "shame" my Palmera....show it the pic of the Packwood and tell it to pull itself together.

Scales are gorgeous as well....5 by 5 Stars Mike.....great job.

Nice work.

Thanks for the kind words Phrank, it was truly a lot of time and patience, let alone elbow grease, but it came out better than I'd hoped for. I had to be completely satisfied with it, none of that...well, it'll be alright like that, stuff. Just slow and steady, muzzle loader Mike style.[emoji6]

Thanks Rez, as is all of yours, sir.

Originally Posted by outback

Thanks for the kind words Phrank, it was truly a lot of time and patience, let alone elbow grease, but it came out better than I'd hoped for. I had to be completely satisfied with it, none of that...well, it'll be alright like that, stuff. Just slow and steady, muzzle loader Mike style.[emoji6]

LOL muzzle loader style, that is classic.

Lovely work, Mike!

Something about the old mysterious Packwoods.

Highly touted (By Mr. Packwood!) and a bit crude. Some neat old blades.
Part of razor history!

Back on the line!