Thread: First 3 Pin razor restore - Dubl Duck Goldedge

I bought this razor some months ago and put it aside while doing other restores and such.
Now I am ready to take the plunge and give it a new lease on life.
I did a write up about this razor in Show and Tell a little while ago and showed some pics too
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...-goldedge.html

Yesterday I started the unpinning process and managed to unpin it without damaging the scales
Pics cause we all like them are below
Sorry about the camera shakes making some pics blurry

Is that gold plate around the pivot or rust? Looks like a combination of both to my untrained eye.

Looks like a nice razor. Good luck with the restore!

@JReed
It looks like it is the remains of Gold wash which (I have read) would have been on the monkey tail when the razor was manufactured. There is also some rust there too. I am thinking of finding somebody who can do the Gold wash effect to make it more like it would have from the factory. That decision is still a long way off yet.

@ne0nblakk Thanks mate, this one could take some time to finish.

Member mycarver can gold plate/wash but he is in Bethlehem PA. That's a far distance from Australia. Good luck to you. Nice razor if you can save it.

@mrsell63

Thanks for your comments Jerry. When the time comes and if I decide to go with it I may well contact mycarver about a Goldwash treatment. If possible I would try to keep the job in my local area - time will tell.

From what I have seen using a loupe and all appears well with the edge (no swiss cheese, just 1 small nick in the edge) laid flat on each side of my 325 Diamond hone (slight sign of a warp on the toe end) and a general visual look, it ll appears like a doable resrtore. The only other issues found so far are medium level hone wear with a slightly heavier hone wear on the toe end, small amount of pitting near the spine, soap scum or similar residue that scrapes off with a fingernail, and some general discoloration possibly from age and normal use.
This week I am getting some aluminium plate and making up a press for the scale straightening job. More to follow.

Nice pickup Ricky. Those scales look about as good as you can get for a Goldedge. Very clean. Hope your plan on the gold plating goes well. GL buddy

It's been a while since my last post here
Work on the restore has gone slowly - work is very busy right now with lots of extra hours to be done.
Not much time for working on highly favored hobbies ... that's life gents.

Since my last post the sanding work has moved to 1000 grit wet/dry, using WD40 from 600 grit level onwards.
I have noticed there will be more reshaping of the edge profile to be done before honing can commence.
There seems to be a bit of a hump shape towards the toe end of the edge that will have to be sorted out.

Here are some pics to show progress so far. Not sure how clear they will be a couple seem a bit blurred.

400 grit finished




800 grit finished




1000 grit

It's looking good bro!
Can't wait to see it DONE!

Originally Posted by Chevhead

It's looking good bro!
Can't wait to see it DONE!

Thanks Ed.
I am making sure to take the time to get the small things right on this restore
Really don't want to make a mess of such a nice blade.
I will be checking on getting the gold wash redone when the blade is finally ready.

Have fun bro