Thread: Scale rot?

So what is to be learned so far ? The razor has holes in the blade. Could be from rust or maybe cell rot. Either way there is a bunch of sanding to do to make it nice again providing the holes aren't so deep you can't get a clean edge on it. Once you do that then it's time to use it and keep an eye on it or test it for cell rot. If it fails the test then it's time to change out the scales. Of course you could skip all that and just change out the scales. You see , if you remove what is causing the problem then there is no problem. So it doesn't really mater if this razor has rust or cell rot as it stands. To try and guess which one caused the problem is futile and really irrelevant.

Cell rot or not, celluloid scales live separate of my other blades, no sense in jeopardizing my collect on one bad egg. Then again I regularly check out my razors so I'd probinly notice if something was up....

As nice as some celluloid is I personally find natural material more appealing- sometimes a swap out isn't only safer but nicer too.