Thread: Maybe my best score ever. NOS razors, strop, and brushes.

Great score. I hope you get the screw out without too much craziness.

That strop, man that is nice! Those straights too! Nice freakin job!

Good luck with the screw. Heating it up sounds like a good idea.

Gotta love those moments of....


Nice grab, Andrew !

As said heat, and cold spray with carb cleaner or caned air, to shock the bond. Find a screwdriver that fits the slot well and tap with a hammer to break the bond. The lacquer does not help.

Try to break the wear strip loose from the screw head and the wood,(tap it with a brass drift) then you only need to deal with the thread bond.

Nice find, that strop is most likely a KANOYAMA/ KANAYAMA CORDOVAN. Does it have the Cream or Brown linen?

Love those old Kanoyamas, especially the linen. Hydrate it slowly, looks like it needs a bit of oil.

Love the razors also, glad they landed in good hands, enjoy.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

As said heat, and cold spray with carb cleaner or caned air, to shock the bond. Find a screwdriver that fits the slot well and tap with a hammer to break the bond. The lacquer does not help.

Try to break the wear strip loose from the screw head and the wood,(tap it with a brass drift) then you only need to deal with the thread bond.

Nice find, that strop is most likely a KANOYAMA/ KANAYAMA CORDOVAN. Does it have the Cream or Brown linen?

Love those old Kanoyamas, especially the linen. Hydrate it slowly, looks like it needs a bit of oil.

Love the razors also, glad they landed in good hands, enjoy.

Linen is cream coloured.

Thanks for the info!

Yep, penetrating oil with some tapping of a soft face mallet (like pining). Make the slot and bit fit as well as possible, the more parallel the sides of the slot/bit are, the better. If it's really stubborn chuck the bit up in a drill press to get extra down-force on the screw and turn the press by hand.

A worn small Dremel cut off wheel will yield a deeper slot as used with discretion.
Discretion being key!