Couple of newer acquisitions
A month or so ago I picked up 3 razors from a local guy. The guy was an ex-antique dealer who knew little to nothing about the razors he had. He did all his research from ebay and figured that the "name" made the razor either expensive or inexpensive (he had another 5 razors (W&B, Frederick Reynolds, Boker) that were good restore candidates but not worth the $200 he was asking). Lucky for me, he couldn't find any ebay listings on the three I bought from him - thinking they were "junk" I got them for very little $$!
They are, from top to bottom:
7/8 Turner & Co wedge - horn (or bone??) scales, a lead spacer
5/8 Clauss Magnetic hollow w/ Toronto, Ont stamping - with exception of some discolouration on the blade, this razor is in fantastic condition ... just have to get around to honing it.
4/8 Hudsor with incorrect and beat all to hell scales - blade is in good condition and only needs a polish and new scales.
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I've honed up the Turner and have got some great shaves from it. The scales were in rough shape with bends / bows, and multiple splits and cracks. I wanted to try to save the scales so disassembled, boiled, flattened as best they could. I used some CA on the cracks and epoxied a brass liner. Blade doesn't center so need to be cautious when closing.
Couple things I learned in the process: I went with a 0.16 mm brass sheet - next time I will go with thinner. I found the thickness I used is making for difficult flexing of the scales. I would spend more time getting the warps out of the scales to have the brass bond more even. I haven't ruined the scales but don't think I did them any good.
I haven't permanently pinned yet but rather went with micro fasteners for the time being. Still not sure if I am going to keep the original scales or make new one. :shrug:
Before (only the one before shot ... camera died on me)
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After
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