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Nabbed this the other day from the Bay.
I would love to add this to the "will restore" list of blades.
I might need to repost elsewhere for help on how to go about restoring this one.
I haven't gotten it yet but it seems as if there might be some etching on the blade.
Anyone ever restore Mother of Pearl? Maybe I'll fill the hole with frosting..LOL
Cheetah Meat
The Pearl of New Jersey
Uhhhh. Isn't that a little small? :D
I think its time for an intervention, Cheeta.
You have lost control LOL.
One day if you have some spare time you could put together a group shot of your collection, I'm sure im not the only one wanting to see it!
Eric.
I will have to use google earth for that...LOL
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Originally Posted by epd
I was eye balling that one and was going to bid on it but had the same guestion, "How do you fix mother of pearl'. Since no answer came to mind I decided to let you have it.
Congrats!
I "fixed" one with bits of broken ivory scales. Pain in the butt! I figure if someone had some pearl, it would be doable! :D
Thanks from everyone for your responses. I have limited email access since I am in the middle of a move. Hopefully I'll be up and running soon.
Thanks
Cheetah
Good luck with the move, Cheetah! You will need another truck just to haul the razors! :gl:Quote:
Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix
You can get the MOP, no problem. The question is, how good are you with a dremel? ;)
Dremel? Shudder! I get the willies anytime someone mentions getting that dastardly machine anywhere near a straight razor. I have ruined not one, not two, but three razors with a Dremel. Like sharptonn accuses me of, I guess I am just pig headed and it takes me longer to learn my lessons than others. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by eod7
I won't recommend a method to accomplish the restoration but maybe sharptonn will. T'wer me, I'd use files and sandpaper to shape the inserted piece of ivory. Each to his own but those who have been there and done that are better able to advise than the likes of me.
Randy
Now Randy! I never called you pigheaded! :banghead: Just stubborn! :D
I started on this one as the pearl was loose at the bottom. I carefully unpinned the mop from the liners, subsequently busting one of the bottom sections I was trying to preserve! Needless to say, the bottom sections got a bit shorter and new holes were drilled for the inner pin. I could not find 1/32 silver wire, (stubborn!) so I drilled everything out and did 1/16. The pearl was adhered to the liner with "Goop" and the pin was lightly peened until just tight. Then, I cut, sized, sanded, and fit the top sections, adding a CA'd Bakelite separator. The ivory was also adhered before peening. Then the Dremel drum came out and buzzed it down to the metal of the liner. From there, as Randy said, It was all file and sandpaper.
Being no artist nor carver, I tried to do lilys, but it wound out looking like crow footprints!
Best thing I did and learned from is pearl crumbles under pins. I used reinforced collars from Babur and sized the holes in the pearl so the collars would go thru the pearl and the ivory as well and dead end on the metal liners. This gives a way to make them nice and tight and save the scales from undue pressure.
Another thing to remember when working with pearl is that the dust is VERY bad for your lungs. A lot of good men died young of "grinder's consumption" ( silicosis ) from breathing the dust from MOP scales.
Most all of the dust from scale material is bad, but pearl is the worst. It has sharp edges and keeps cutting for a long time.
Be careful around that stuff. Wear a mask.
The preceding has been a public service announcement, we now return you to regularly scheduled BS'ing. :p
My thesaurus lists, among many other terms as synonymous with "stubborn" the term "pigheaded". HA. Stubborn Synonyms, Stubborn Antonyms | Thesaurus.comQuote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
But I am replying because eod7 and I were both correct. I just wanted to clarify that. Who knew you actually owned a Dremel?
Randy
Yep, Wullie. I usually have a fan blowin across the work and toward an exhaust fan. I have taken to wearing a mask lately. NOTHIN stinks like a Dremel and ivory/bone! Mask or no mask!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
Dremeltools are quite handy, Randy! (poet!) Guys who abhor them, ......Have One! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteLion
The maintenance workers at my work are always cutting concrete with no mask. (Often with a cigarette hanging out of their mouth) I keep telling them silicosis is some bad stuff, but they are like "What do you mean, I feel fine." :banghead: Now I just stay upwind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
Haha, I was the first bidder on that W&B! Ended up not bidding after that though because something else came up. I'm glad someone here got it.