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I accidentally got this off Ebay and it arrived today. Haven't done anything to it yet except for clean the grunge off the scales. Lots of sanding and polishing yet to come.
I was hoping when I bid that it would be actual tortoise, but the scales are very definitely celluloid. But on the plus side, they're gorgeous! The pictures just don't do them justice.
Nice looker!
The scales are just beautiful and looked to be in good shape as well! Enjoy!
Yeah they're immaculate except for a very slight warp so that you have to guide the blade in. No big deal.
Now to sandblast the small rust spots out and start hand sanding it up beautiful!
Me thinks you came out on the plus side either way bro.
Yeah I do too. It's a lovely razor.
Wow that looks WAY better than the original eBay shot! Good looking razor. Bet it'll shave like a king too!
If the scales are a bit warped, I was reading a thread where gssixgun or Glen suggested using a plastic spoon, tape, and some hot water to get it all straightened out. The guy who did it met with success. You would have to PM Glen about it or search for straightening out warped scales or whatever but I am going to give it a shot on a couple of mine.
Anyway - yeah those scales are awesome and not a second to the turtle.
Yea, not much to complain about there. Very nice W&B.
Bob
I really like the scales! Enjoy it
I've got a steam machine at work that I plan to use to straighten them out. It's really not much of a warp at all, so I'm not too worried.
It actually looks better in real life than the pics show, the scales have a nicer shine to them than my crappy cell phone pics show. I'm well pleased!
Could that be pressed horn? Nice blade!
Eric
Nope, I thought it might be from the ebay pics, but now that I have it in hand, it's definitely celluloid.Quote:
Originally Posted by epd
It's a gorgeous razor.
Great find!
Thank you sir! I'm going to start sanding on it this weekend and derustify and unpit it and get it all pretty. Then polish the scales up to a nice luster.
Finally got it all sanded as smooth as possible and polished up today. It had slightly worse pitting than I expected, from that black speckled rust that I hate.
I started by sandblasting every speck of rust or pitted metal thoroughly clean, then hand sanded fron 320 through 3k. Finished it by hand polishing it with my handpiece and diamond paste. I'll probably have to wait until the day after Christmas to hone it up though.
But it's looking good!
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Jumping Mexican Beans! wow! you outdid yourself on that one! went back and looked at the original post just fantastic!
Thanks man! It was just time spent and being careful is all really. I appreciate it. Can't wait to see how it shaves!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
Sweeeeeeeet! :dropjaw:
Thank you sir!
This razor is absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Hey thanks man! It really is a looker. I almost hate to shave with it because it's so pretty. I still do though, because it's a really good shaver also.
Josh,
I missed seeing this one. I love the look and style of the W&B's and you did a masterful job of bringing this one back to life. Well Done my friend!! :D
Howard :)
That it is great job and a very nice razor. I love how the pattern kind of flows with the tortoise colors. I'm glad this thread came back to life. I missed it back when.
Thank you guys! It was a lot of fun getting it back clean and shiny and functional again. And really a great shaver to boot!
