Thread: got my thiers issard from france here she is after a long restore

I don't think it looks that bad.... Rub some dirt on it.. Throw it on a 1000k stone and see if you can get it to shave the hair on your arm.... Framebacks are durable razors. Stiff shavers, but always nice to have in the collection.. Keeps an edge too. Frame backs are like fat chicks and mopeds...

I don't think a newb (my apologies to the OP if I am wrong on your experience level) should be honing his own razor.

I don't think it looks that bad either from the pics. If there are no cracks in the blade then I don't see any reason you can't put an edge on that blade. Can't hurt to try...

2010johnjef - don't get too disheartened by this problem, it is just a small setback on the road to learning how to restore a razor
Many of the members here have had many problems in their early days learning to restore razors
These members are still here and very willing to help out other members having problems

I have recently spent a lot of time on a razor I thought would be a great shaver only to find it had more faults than I knew about.
Although the restore was a loss I learned some new lessons from it.

Try to find the lessons to be learned from what you have done with this razor.
On the plus side you have shown a great deal of patience and the end result is certainly a nice looking razor
You have also shown you understand the progression of sanding a blade, the scales also turned out quite well
All this with a limited number of tools and equipment, a job well done.
These are the basic skills of restoring, in time you will learn many more

Now just send that razor out for honing and when it come back enjoy the feel of a great shave.

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

I don't think it looks that bad either from the pics. If there are no cracks in the blade then I don't see any reason you can't put an edge on that blade. Can't hurt to try...

Gotta learn sometime.. If you don't try, you know.. It is not rocket science..

2010johnjef I just wrapped up a restore Thursday of a nearly identical TI. There are 2 threads in here about it - one as I was going nuts trying to remove the blade from the frame and the other showing the finished product. That you got that blade cleaned up is in itself an accomplishment.

There's a bit you may want to consider and then mail it out to be honed.

The TI that I just finished was an absolute BEAR to hone even using all the stones I have. Those blade inserts on a TI frameback are tough, but can "curve" a little. Remember that "a little" is relative in that just a slight curve will require pretty wicked gymnastics on the stones to keep the bevel running the same width. I'm no honemaster but have done my share and this one ate my lunch before I figured it out.

You can try some sandpaper but I would advise against it - if there's a curve at all in the blade it can get dicey. Should you try it, you may want to use a magic marker to color the 1/4 inch or so on the edge on both sides. As soon as you start to hone/sand the edge you'll see what kind of contact you're making. If it's not an even line (or there are spots where the marker is still visible where there should be bevel scratches) then send it out to be done by someone else.

Again, cleaning and sanding the crud and pits off the blade is a big part of restoring a razor - but there are still more steps that need to be learned and mastered. They ALL take time and patience. Just giving you a heads-up that the idea of honing a blade like that can get rough pretty quickly if it's not perfectly straight (and it's likely not straight given its age).

What is a frameback?
Jody

Wint, Fat chicks on mopeds like Framebacks?

Sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

Now if you said and a 1/2 gallon of Wesson oil...

Originally Posted by jjsrp

What is a frameback?
Jody

a razor with a separate piece along the spine. Search "frameback" in the forum and I'm sure you will get more than a few pages of examples.