7/8'' F. Herder Abr. Solingen no 22

This razor is stained and has some nasty pitting (the worst on the tang between 22 and F. stamps, and in the same spot on top and reverse) and some tiny nicks on the edge, but the hone wear is not too bad and I don't think the pitting gets too near the edge. The scales are excellent, but I don't believe them original (a bit too long, and the blade almost peeks out when closed).

Wouldn't this make nice restauration material?

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Indeed,

that would make one yummy restore!

:rock:

super geil scheermes, zou'k zeggen... :D

Oh yes! :)

You're right!
This will clean up to be a wonderful looker and shaver
Tom

I have one.
It turned out to be an amazing shaver!
Till my friend dropped it and broke the scales... Luckily for me he's an amazing figurines artist and sculptor and he's creating new scales. Knowing him, they will be quite special.

Yours looks like a perfect candidate for a restoration job. Good luck!:tu

Bart.

Indeed it will...Good luck, and FEEL THE ENVY!!!!! :cry:

;)

definitely. that blade "speaks to me" any more a blade has to really catch my eye, that one does. go for it.

Red

Lacking skills and material, I'm not going to restore it myself. And for me these large blades, sumptuous though they look, would probably not make for an enjoyable shave. I'm more a 4/8'' kind of guy.

But reading your favourable reactions I think I can confidently give it to someone who values it.

The thing is, I behaved like an oaf in an admirable give-away by Gratewhitehuntr recently. Feelings were needlessly hurt and apart from apologies to Gratewhitehuntr and The0ctopus some kind of quittance is in order. Xman challenged us to host our own give-away, which is an excellent idea.

Now I'm thinking what would be best. I could give it away myself as it is now. In that case, I'll think of a nice contest question. Alternatively, I could donate it to a willing restauration buff who could polish it up before giving it away or passing it on to one of the SRP contests/give-aways.

What do you think?

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Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

Lacking skills and material, I'm not going to restore it myself. And for me these large blades, sumptuous though they look, would probably not make for an enjoyable shave. I'm more a 4/8'' kind of guy.

But reading your favourable reactions I think I can confidently give it to someone who values it.

The thing is, I behaved like an oaf in an admirable give-away by Gratewhitehuntr recently. Feelings were needlessly hurt and apart from apologies to Gratewhitehuntr and The0ctopus some kind of quittance is in order. Xman challenged us to host our own give-away, which is an excellent idea.

Now I'm thinking what would be best. I could give it away myself as it is now. In that case, I'll think of a nice contest question. Alternatively, I could donate it to a willing restauration buff who could polish it up before giving it away or passing it on to one of the SRP contests/give-aways.

What do you think?

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A giveaway is an excellent idea; but as I understand it, the administration are the only ones who are supposed to do giveaways. Perhaps ask them for their advice? I'm sure they'll be glad to help you move it on to someone.

I personally would love to have a chance at it...very nice lines on that one...

Bruno has a restoration challenge giveaway starting right now in a thread in the workshop I believe this would be a great tie in with that.....

Please shoot him a pm with a link to this Thread....

God that shoulder-less is beautiful :D

I am having visions of what that could look like finished....

That is a real eye catcher! It has a "No Prisoners!" attitude toward whiskers. My F. Herders have been excellent shavers, and yours looks like it will remove a full beard with a few swipes, once cleaned up and honed.
Congratulations.

giveaway...I'd love to have it in hand to bring, slowly, back to splendor
Tom

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

Bruno has a restoration challenge giveaway starting right now in a thread in the workshop I believe this would be a great tie in with that.....

Please shoot him a pm with a link to this Thread....

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Done.
Thanks for the heads up; that would be a nice destination indeed.

Well for the last couple of days I have been having long conversations with this Herder.

We have decided that it will be sheathed in burgundy Linen Micarta. I am keeping the original lead spacer.

Nerf, that is what I have named it. Is up to 100 grit. I have been using oil and sandpaper to work a little faster. Not to get it done but because there is so much damage. It is actually coming clean. I do not want to post pics yet cause Nerf is still a little sensitive about his appearance.

I have found a great use for my 9.6v cordless drill. I put a 60 grit dremel sanding drum in the chuck and sent it for a slow spin to remove some of the pitting. No go. I reduced it slightly but the placement of the pits precludes me from digging. The pit by the 22 will stay as I do not want to lose the information. I am trying to reduce the other pits on the shank. The hinge area was just toast. It had so much gunk on it. It is gone now the gunk not the hinge.

BTW if anyone gets the Nerf reference they get a cookie.:gl:

I have ordered Linen Micarta in Burgundy and Paper Micarta in Ivory.

They should be here by Saturday.

I hope to have the razor finished by Monday. No promises though. I have a busy 4 days ahead of me.

Can't wait! I'll start looking for one of the original burgundy coloured boxes to match!

So I got back from Murray's class on Monday still no micarta. I sent Masecraft a nasty email on Wednesday asking where my stuff was.

I think I will not be ordering from them again. On top of charging me $8 for shipping, they sent it UPS which is slower than dirt. Oh yeah and they charged me $3 for the box so $5 for shipping. Oh yeah and they do not calculate shipping at the time of order THEY TELL YOU how your order ships and how much your order costs on a separate email.

On the good side the burgundy micarta is sexy. The paper ivory is nice and plain, but sophisticated. They sent me a sample of Mastadon pattern recon stone which I will use for either some knife handle scales or some straight scales. Not sure which.

I have never worked with micarta so any help with polishing would be great. I am about 3 days behind and so bear with me. I have one side to go. I hope to have it done by Sunday.

Man would I LOVE to restore that!

Until I get the stitches out and my fingers heal I am afraid that Nerf will have to wait.

I almost have it finished but I need to look at it outside first.

I get the stitches out in 12 days.

No worries, no-one's in a hurry and I'm quite sure it will be worth every second of the wait.

Speedy recovery!

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I have never worked with micarta so any help with polishing would be great.

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Basically you sandpaper it to the higher grits. You can finish with micro-mesh. Difference compared to acrylics or wood is that it will take much longer to achieve a perfect finish. Be patient and always make sure everything is uniform looking before moving up to the next higher grit sandpaper. You can also use a buffer if you have one for the last stage.

Now that the fingers are healed I have the scales roughed out and the blade 90% done. I should be able to finish everything this weekend and have pics on Sunday.

It is done and I will finish the pinning tonight. Pics tomorrow. It is the best that I could do and I believe that if someone with a buffer wanted to give it a go it would be better.

You're building the suspense - and that wasn't little to begin with!

Here is the thread. It is not finished as far as the sanding of the scales. The blade is as good as it is going to get.

I had a couple of different scale shapes, but this one I like the best.

Let me repeat I still need to finish sanding the scales.

And another one:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2...g5205klein.jpg

Sorry for the delay. I have only weekends and limited tools.

Sorry for the pics. As I stated in another thread my camera died so I am using a cell phone. I still have to hinge pin the blade into the scales but I have it finished.

Zebra Wood with 5 coats of poly and a purple Sculpy wedge. Washerless pins.

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Your Herder deserves the best in restoration. It is a really wonderful razor under the patina and grime. Congratulations!

Looking good Singlewedge; well worth the wait!

What made you decide to change the micarta scales? No nasty accidents I hope? Anyway, I believe zebrawood was a good choice. The micarta was already very nice, but I think I like this even better!

The micarta and I went round and round.

The micarta won. I put it on another razor I own. a 7/8 full wedge with notch.

I'll finish peening the razor and get it to the SRP?

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I'll finish peening the razor and get it to the SRP?

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Yes please, but not before you've shaved with it and tell us how it performs.