Thread: enders oak leaf straight restore

u guys told me to take a shot and buy this razor so i did. well it came today scales were in better shape than anticipated but the spine and blade were not the rust was worse than thought and it left some pitting. i removed as much as i could without sacrifing the integrity of the blade removed almost all of it and polished to a mirror which i will a little more tomorrow. I love this razor. i just need to replace the funky ground down pin later on. The scales have a nice grain and are either bone or ivory i believe bone. On google image search this razor usually had silver oak leaves laid in the bone scales so idk if this example had them fall off or what i kinda wish it had them though but all the examples i find are either the bone with leaves or ornately etched celluloid. Can u guys tell me anything about this razor? year or anything about production? what u guys think? heres before and afters-john

Enders was a brand name belonging to the the E. C. Simmons Co., of St. Louis, MO which was in business from 1890 to 1940, according to Goins'. The reason there are no acorns on your bone scales is because these scales probably came from a razor other than the one you now own. The Enders name was purchased in the 1920s by the Durham Razor Co., which made the Durham Duplex razors. Later the company became known as the Durham-Enders Razor Corporation headquartered in Mystic, CT. This company eventually took control of Wade & Butcher.

Regards - Walt

Damn was hoping scales were.original.. well any info on year of production or how to replace that beat up pin?

You did a quick turn around of that blade. I assume you did not remove the scales. If there was that much rust on the blade there is more on the tang.
A de-pin, at least on the pivot, and a repin are in order. You can get the rust off the tang then. Also, get a cleanup inside those scales.

Idk how to depin and dont really have any tools man...

I guess you havent been watching my thread then
Piece of sand paper on a popsicle stick would sand it off.
Repin would be the issue if you dont have a hammer, wire cutter. No more than 20$ for the tools.

What grit and how do.I protect scales?

And.where.would I get a new.pin?

You would make a new pin using 1/16" steel or brass rod. Washers can be a pain in the arse. You can buy some from various sites, a vendor that makes them, or salvage washers from "parts" razors, ie. broken or cracked blades. You can even attempt to make your own if you decide to get into the tools of the trade.

Got it with 220 taped to a marker.cap gonna clean.it.up now message me souschef