Thread: on a budget anyone know anyone who does cheap straight restores?

Sometimes a tube of metal polish will do more than you think. And one tube will "restore" a lot of blades.

Is this 1 of them and is the other worse ?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1203542

You are a few hours away from me or I would come over. This one needs a hone and at least one scale to work properly. The clean up you can do easy enough. Your looking at 40 or 50 bucks easy if you find a cheap place. A lot more if you want nice.

Hey there,

I have a razor that I would like to replace the scales on
I'd like that black cellulloid stuff
Can you give me a quote and how long it would take?

Thanks

Ya the wostenholm is the one being restored the other litterally has no rust or pitting or chips anywhere blade just is dull. I dont do restores 1800s sorry

Originally Posted by 1800sRazorCollection

Hey there,

I have a razor that I would like to replace the scales on
I'd like that black cellulloid stuff
Can you give me a quote and how long it would take?

Thanks

I'm not sure to whom this was addressed, but just a reminder that any discussion of sales/service such as this should be kept to PMs rather than the forum.

That having been said, if you do some searching through the forum and the wiki, you may be surprised how little is required in terms of tools/material to replace scales yourself. If you're at all handy, consider doing it yourself. One warning though - it can become addictive.

Really? I've got a garage full of tools and I'm pretty handy, would I just need to buy some pins and scales on eBay or something and be able to do it myself?

Yup!

As for design, I think someone mentioned a PDF that's available with some sample designs. There's a link to it on the first post here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...pdf-today.html It might be helpful in getting started. But you're making them, so why not make them exactly how *you* want them to look?

You have to decide what material you want to use. Horn is fantastic, some guys like to use bone or pre-ban ivory if you can find it, and lots of other bits of critters too numerous to mention here. Wood is good but you have to consider finishes, and then there are things like micarta, G10, and other composites, acrylic, carbon fibre... plenty of choices. You can buy blank material on ebay or via specialty vendors like masecraft ( Masecraft Supply - Online Store ). Pins and washers can be found at microfasteners ( Micro Fasteners ) or you can get pin & washer kits from places like Maggard razors ( Restoration Supplies | Maggard Razors - Straight Razor Restoration, Custom Scales and Wet Shaving Products ). Brad Maggard is a member here and a good guy.

Those vendors are just ones that I've used with success. I'm sure there are many other similar ones out there.

As for how to actually do this, there is a wealth of info here on SRP. Some places to start:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

Category:Scale Making - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Also, use the search function at the top-right corner and you will find no end of useful info, threads, articles, and videos.

Good luck