6 Attachment(s)
John Barber Wedge Restore
Just thought I'd share my latest restoration that i did for a buddy of mine, nelson, SRP member Bayamontate.
The razor was sent to me pitted with a fairly large, uneven bevel which was still esthetically there but was corrected to shave proper by nelson. I shaved with the razor several time prior to restoring the blade and it was incredible; now IMO the looks match the shave.
When i received the razor from Nelson it was buffed out to a high polish, pitting and all. It looked really unnatural to me. After removing the majority of the pitting (couldn't get it all this time around, shucks!) i worked the blade back through the grits up to 3000, polished than applied WD-40 and worked in a single direction with 2000 and the finally 1500 to give an even satin finish with an incredible 'wet' luster.
The blade came to me rescaled in horn that was not the correct shape for era that the blade was made with a mile from the tow of the blade the the wedge end of the scales. I opted to go for G10 with double washer brass pins. I kept with the 'Straight Scale' shape you would typically find on a blade made in the 1820's-30's. I added in a gothic style 'coffin' wedge end to reflect the style of the time when the razor was originally produced.
Let me know what you think!!!
Attachment 125266
Attachment 125267
Attachment 125268
Attachment 125269
Attachment 125270
Attachment 125271