Thread: Clauss Barbers Special Fremont restoration

So this is both my first restoration and first (of two) razor(s)
picked up this Clauss Fremont from Razor Emporium for $10, here is how it arrived

After a looooot of time spent with sandpaper, never dull, a VERY small amount of vinegar: here is the current result


Used nevrdull initially, then soaked in vinegar for NO MORE THAN 23 minutes (I'm aware of what vinegar can do to metal, being allergic to bleach I use a lot of vinegar for cleaning), sanding sanding sanding, then done a ton of polishing with the nevrdull again.
So, suggestions for next step? Besides sending off to one o the pro-honers for some good sharpening?

The good news is that you have done a good job cleaning it up and you probably learned quite a bit from the experience

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The good news is that you have done a good job cleaning it up and you probably learned quite a bit from the experience

This part I didn't learn too much, yet. But I like getting a proper feel for something that's going to be ridiculously sharp and molecule close to my face and throat
I have noticed though that there is, not a residue exactly but, the side of the blade look a little like a cake pans surface. You know, where it looks like it's all pitted but is perfectly smooth to the touch? Any idea what that is? And more importantly how to make it go bye bye? The nevrdull hasn't touched that and I sat back watching tv for a good 2-3 hours running several wads of nevrdull up and down the sides with as much pressure and speed as I thought safe, for the blade mind, I don't mind getting a little cut here and there.

What you are describing sounds like the scale corrosion left after putting the razor away wet.. I don't think you have enough steel there to attack that from both sides without possibly losing the integrity of the blade, I can't answer for sure from the pic.

The real issue is the razor is used up, by the time you take out the hooked heel and the frown you are looking at a 2/8-3/8 razor.. That heel is going to have to go way back that is why there is a frown.. The front end looks a bit odd too but that could be the pic again..

As a learning project this was a good razor, but to invest time and money to make it a shaver, I feel that is good money thrown at a bad idea...

Sorry, but I feel being honest here is better than saying that it will just need more work

Take note new users to what Glen says above,He is dead nutz right on.
80% of the blades you will see at flea markets and antique stores are crap and cannot be salvaged.
breaks my heart to see all this time and money wasted,JMO

Save the jigged scales for a worthy project.
They are not very common in the razor side of sharps.
~Richard