Thread: Bullseye washers

How do I pin a razor with these collars ?? Do they take the place of the washer??

they are the washers,no diff.

Ok thanks pal ill post the pics when I'm finished I spent about 2 hrs on the 220 grit to remove the patina most of it anyways.. Thanks for all ur help

I may be wrong but I think they go on the outside of the scales. The washers go between the tang and the scales.

You are correct, these do go on the outside of the scales. It is also a fairly common practice to add washers on the inside of the scales, but you would want to use some regular washers for that, as these are somewhat expencive.

What I meant is they take the place of the outside washers during pinning I always put washers between the tang and the scales

I think these scales are horn I'm not 100 pct sure.. Can I sand them to clean them up a bit then polish them to get some type of shine out of them . Please look at post one pic

Looks like horn to me and yes you can sand them. I wouldn't start with 220 but maybe 400 and see what it does. I take all my scales to 2k or 2500 grit before polishing. If you get them too hot while sanding or polishing they may warp so you just want to go light and quick if you use power . You can sand/polish by hand which is a bunch safer and not so hard if you go that fine on the sanding.

Those look like saucers not bullseye washers. They may polish up like new you know. Unless they are bent or something.

well finished this one up today,sanded by hand from 220-12,000 I left a lil patina on the blade because I wanted a ill bit of that vintage look still. Since this razor is from the 1800's.. I'm very pleased With the finish product.. Pics don't do justice horrible camera .. The original horn scales were re pinned with new brass bulls eye collars.. Hand polished with mothers mag wheel cleaner and then some blue magic with a microfiber cloth.. Last thing to do is hone it up.. Ill let u guys know how she shaves.. Thank u for ur support as usual..