Thread: What are you working on?

[QUOTE=jseitz;1759520]My first razor restoration projects keep advancing, slowly, as I find time. I've cleaned the blades, made the scales, polished them up, and have shaped and fitted the wedge and have them mocked up. I rushed the squared off scales a bit and could have done a bit better for shaping and symmetry, but the rounded scales came out pretty decent I think for an amateur. Just have to get some pinning materials and basic tools, try my hand at peening, and then they should be ready for the hones and a shave--really looking forward to it!

Damn fine job, blows my first outta the water.
Keep it up, refine it down. [emoji482]

Originally Posted by jmabuse

So, I used my super-high-tech, very expensive custom horn scale press to straighten up them scales for that Chabrol a Paris razor. First I soaked them in hot water and tried getting them bendy. But they still came out like this:

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Here is my super-high-tech, very expensive custom horn scale press, made from a slab of vintage distressed reclaimed lumber:

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Here is what it looks like loaded with the scales in parchment paper prior to

And here is the result after an hour or maybe 90 minutes at 250 F, then an hour of cooling in the press after being removed from the oven:



Now it's time to fill in the bug bites with epoxy. But I have to go to the airport again tomorrow afternoon so I won't be able to finish the process until next weekend.

Looks like the oven works. Question, why do you put the warp in the scales? Why not flat and let the tang and wedge curve the scales. Just curious thanks

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

Looks like the oven works. Question, why do you put the warp in the scales? Why not flat and let the tang and wedge curve the scales. Just curious thanks

It's a trick I learned from MikeB52 when I got my first set of horn blanks -- they were warped and I was worried about that, but he pointed out that a slight warp is helpful, and I soon learned how right he was. So I've done it this way a few times and I like it. I do it with wood scales too.

Oh...so Mikes keepin secrets, eh.!!
I see how he is, now.! He must have been a US citizen, and deported for holding back valuable information to the community.

" INFO HOARDER" !!

Originally Posted by outback

Oh...so Mikes keepin secrets, eh.!!
I see how he is, now.! He must have been a US citizen, and deported for holding back valuable information to the community.

" INFO HOARDER" !!

It was in post 8618 in this very thread. That doesn't mean it wasn't a secret! Took me weeks to catch up when I started, there are so many posts in here. Security through obscurity.

Outside on the front porch watching the kids, decided to take advantage of the the time. Was able to take apart this Torrey and get the scales and blade all polished up. It's going to be a beaut when I get it back together.



What do you guys do when the scales are cupped, and want to refit the wedge???

I think I know what you mean by cupped.....Makes for a tight-fitting wedge if slightly cupped on the inside.
If 'cupped' to the outside, a test-fit will allow you to sand the liners down there a bit to get things tight and even.

Ok, that was my plan Tom. It's cupped to the outside, so I'll have to sand it down a bit. Hopefully not to much material needs to be removed.

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Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Ok, that was my plan Tom. It's cupped to the outside, so I'll have to sand it down a bit. Hopefully not to much material needs to be removed.

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On scales like this, you can sometimes CA the wedge to one side, screw it to the scale and clamp the edges.
As it cures, do same on the other side or simply work on one side instead of both....

Aha. Good call Tom. I may try this method first.

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