Thread: What are you working on?

Started work on the razor in this thread http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ml#post1771874 . Very never racking to drill out the pins not having done so on ivory scales. Turned out not too badly but I did manage to crack the one scale that wasn't cracked. Bright side is I now get twice the practice repairing cracked/broken ivory scales. Yea, just what I wanted.

The razor did come with hinge pin washers and the ivory tang cover appears to be held in place by a brass pin at the pivot hole on the tang. After my experience unpinning the scales I don't think I'll attempt to unpin the tang cover. Discretion being the better part of valour. Think I am ready for a nap now to recover from the stress of unpinning the scales.

Bob

Bob, those are the kind that once the scales are fixed, I glue the wedge on one of them, the one that was completely broken apart. I think it is going to come out looking really nice.

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Two pieces of Horn that I dug up. One has color and the other doesn't.
Found when buffing in the end on the scales a small crack in the outer layer of the front scale. Tried to sand it out but it was just getting longer so I left it in. Didn't want to have too thin of scales or to keep at it and find I cant remove.
Used the fancy washers in Brass with Brass pins.
I need to invest in a real camera as this phone sucks lately with pic taking.



Also did this Griffon in blue lace but when pinning the last little bit I didn't have the pin flat of the block and snapped the tip off of the front scale. Damn! Maybe I need to take a break for a while.

Too bad about the scales Jerry, it happens.
The horn looks great, you can often fill little cracks with CA. I like the thin stuff for that because I feel it gets deeper penetration into the crack.
Time for liners Bob. I have some G-10 on the way from Alpha Knife. Happy to share if you decide to go that way.

As long as it's not oily, CA sticks that horn stronger than Mother Nature.
It will break somewhere different next time!

The crack in the horn is at the bottom of the front scale. Length wise. Maybe its not really a crack but a flaw in the horn? Damn Cows. Cant they grow good hones. ha.

This was my first time at trying to use the buffer for a finish on the scales. Hand handed to 1200 grit, (maybe a bit farther than I needed) then used the Caswell Blue Greased on a non-sewn wheel. It really did a good job. No sealer or waxes on those scales. Yet. I'm polishing right now just to have something on them.

Think I'm going to take a break for a while on the restoring. Maybe try to spend more time learning the hones. Still looking for that buttery smooth feel from the Coti. But as you know, I dont give up! I'll honed till my arms fall off or I get that finish!

Damn cows...................must have been some loco weed mixed in with the grass. I made some scales once & when I pinned the razor together, there was a little bit of delaminating.

As far as ca goes, I have the thin, medium & thick plus I have the activator which also helps it to bond quicker.

Worked up the nerve to unpin the ivory tang cover. Looked at it more closely and saw it was not peened in place so gently tapped it out. The tang cover pin has nothing to do with the tang pivot in this case. The hole in the tang extension that fits into the tang cover is for the tang cover pin only.

Bob



Man, this project is going to a lot more hand sanding than I am used to. Still on the 320 grit stage.

It'll be well worth the wait.!

Originally Posted by outback

It'll be well worth the wait.!

Thanks, you are more confident than I am in the out come.

Bob