Id be sure to take Outback up on his help. He has the horn magic.
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Id be sure to take Outback up on his help. He has the horn magic.
Good to know integral wedges were done with horn. One of the collars is dinged on one side like someone was trying to adjust the blade position and missed. I'd like to save the collars as they go with the history of the razor. If not I'll look up AJ. I've been using the drill press method exclusively since I tried the flush cut once, it worked, but made me real nervous about damaging stuff.
Good to know about the inside of the scales. I was mostly going to unpin to make sure I get any active rust out of the pivot. I do want that translucent look so I won't skimp on the inside surface - good tip.
My plan with the blade is to be really gentle, I'd like to preserve as much of the original look as possible. I just want to stop any further degradation.
Under magnification the edge is really clean, no chips. May just be the light in the photos.
No idea if mineral oil would be a good substitute for pure Neatsfoot oil. Pure Neatsfoot oil is made from the shins and feet of cattle so would seem a natural for revitalizing horn scales. It must be pure Neatsfoot oil and not the variety that contains other additives as well.
All you can do is try and save the collars but sometimes things go wrong but there are period correct replacements available. I'd give careful consideration to what Euclid44o said in post #10 regarding how to unpin a razor.
Bob
A doming block from Harbour Freight, and you can fix the original shape of the collars.
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Here's the link to the 'Dapping Block'
https://www.harborfreight.com/catalo...=dapping+block
There are smaller sets out there---
JellyJar for your convenience. https://www.ebay.com/usr/ajkenne4xm3 Thanks, Austin/AJ