Thread: What are you working on?

It is a nice razor Tom, and my favourite brand too.
I recently got a really great set of scales with a less than pristine blade in them. I may be able to do something with the blade later, but this blade has been waiting for a beauty set of scales for a while. I managed to get everything clean and pinned today.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

A little different than the others, Mike? That is going to be sweet!

I have had a bit of time to go through the shards around here.
So many that need new homes someday. Rediscovered this.

Reckon I will be keeping this one.

It's time.
Old Prewar Twinworks 14. You don't get these from Japan, Men!

I suppose I dig the old blue patina so much I have resisted doing anything.
It has sat for a good 6 or 7 years....unpinned.

Getting it here on the table is the biggest step. The rest will come easily when disappearing from relatives over the holidays!

That is the plan, anyway.

Yes, superb razor, and Wolfpack did a restore on one of those for me that was unbelievable...from a rust infested, badly aged blade to pristine.

Old/Before:



And after the Wolfpack Treatment, what a master, looks brand spanking new:

Some real nice razors fellas.
Shaun, those scales are really cool

Originally Posted by jmabuse

I have a soft spot for "sad" razors -- old wedges for example with lots of pits. Sometimes also really cute razors with good edges but pitted spines.
So I've been wondering about filling them with something like an aluminum-filled body putty like All-Metal. The color wouldn't quite match, but at least it'd be metallic gray, and if the epoxy bonds well enough there wouldn't be a way for moisture to get in there.

What do you all think? Anybody have experience with this stuff?

Never tried metal epoxy filler on the blade surface. I’d be wary of moisture getting in behind the epoxy and causing the rust you are trying to avoid.
Maybe consider some low temp solder and thermal paste?

Good luck though, might work..

Nice one, Phrank!

Boy, Shaun! You really did that set of scales justice!
AFAIK, only #67's (76's?) came in them. I forget. They accept a wide variety of blades, I have found!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...henks-box.html

Tom I had that 472 on stand by for some time. I was thinking it may have been a remanent set of scales from one of your famous sets of seven with all matching scales and different blades, but with a theme. Nice pair. I’m a sucker for a nice pair.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Tom I had that 472 on stand by for some time. I was thinking it may have been a remanent set of scales from one of your famous sets of seven with all matching scales and different blades, but with a theme. Nice pair. I’m a sucker for a nice pair.

Yes, with 3 in those and a 4th set, I was headed toward another 7-day set.
No more 7-day sets.........Puleeze!

I have no idea how much time you put into gathering scales Tom, but all those sets came together masterfully. I can understand why you are done with those projects.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I’m a sucker for a nice pair.

Couldn't agree more Brother, couldn't agree more................

The uncleanable scales.



These are the bone scales from that little French faux frameback with the pitted spine I posted about. The wedge was glued in with what turned out to be hide glue. Initially I couldn't them apart because of the glue. I soaked them in a strong solution of sodium percarbonate, and that did it -- I made a little plastic wedge and was able to push it between the wedge and the scales once the glue had softened (even water will soften hide glue after a couple of days).

But I can't get the scales clean. The sodium percarbonate didn't take out the gray smudge at the end of one of them, and Arm & Hammer peroxide toothpaste didn't and neither did ammonia. I won't put them in bleach because I don't want to weaken the bone.

I know some folks here do beautiful work in bone, but these are my first bone scales so I hope you'll advise me! What would you do? Stain them so the smudging is less noticeable?

Also -- I oil my blades against rust. Would you suggest I seal these or soak them in neatsfoot oil?