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He doesnt seem to have any of them posted right now. Send him a message though and I'm sure he can make it happen. here's a link with his other stuff. His eBay name is sr_manufacture and he ships from Romania.Quote:
Originally Posted by sloanwinters
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I'm not one to go chasing collectible brands but I found this Winchester for $8 shipped and figured I'd better jump on it. The French Ivory scales were really warped so I've just spent the last 30 minutes hunched over a boiling kettle getting them sorted out with my trusty spatula. They're not perfect, but they are now very acceptable. I like to leave the original pins in when possible(especially when they're collarless) and the tang is nice enough to clean up with the scales on. There are some scratches on the blade face from poor honing that I'll have to sand out but it should be a fairly easy job. Then a little rouge, a little bevel work and she should be good to go. Attachment 253490
The first thing I'm working on this year is cleaning and reorganizing my communication/work/entertainment center.
Even knowing that 5 minutes after I'm done, it will look twice as bad, har!
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Well I Could Help You With That.......Be A Great Day To Put That Smoke Detector Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!TyQuote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
That's the one I replaced. I'm going to take the buzzer out and make a door alarm.
Well Now Theres A Good Idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Enjoy Your Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty
3 hours, 2 neighbors and a couple of greyhounds later....
Now comes the hard part, the slightly chaotic reorganization.
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Hey Looks Great!!!!!Just Wont Be Able To Find Anything For A While!!!!!!!!!!Ha!!!!!!!!!!Ty
I once had the bright idea to put all my dremel bits into an old peanut butter jar.........haven't found it in a couple years, HAR!Quote:
Originally Posted by Addison
If you ever get bored you are welcome to come over and practice with my desk.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
I'll put it right here, so I won't loose it....[emoji38]
The two easiest ways (I've found) of finding a lost article is to, one, stop looking for it. When you don't need it, it gets in the way.
And two, buy its replacement, use it once and you will lay it down within 3 inches of the said lost item.
Your Wife Thought Nobodies Ever Gonna Use These And Real Nicely Discarded Them!!!!!!!!!!!!!Or Sold Them In A Garage Sale .25!!!TyQuote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
Mine puts them away in a place that makes sense to her............:shrug:
I Can Hear Your Wife Now((Now Honey They Set There For 3 Years And Every So Often She Would Pick Up The Jar & Say Are You Ever Gonna Do Anything With These????? And You Shrugged Your Shoulders 1 To Many Times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HA!!!TyQuote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
Hey look what I found......picks it up and sets it up on the top shelf........out of Mikes reachQuote:
Originally Posted by outback
Finished cleaning up the two Taylor's, and the brush.
There's quite a bit of pitting on both tangs, but the pivot areas are clean. There's a bit on the toe of each blade as well, but for the most part is where the rust got under the plating and lifted it. The surface under the plating is rough, or textured, but not pitted. Must be what they do to give adhesion to the plating. So being that the blades are so thin, I just gave um a cleaning, and polish.
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The cool part about these two is....
They have never been honed.!!!
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Now to clean up the Ivory shoes, and ready them for repair.
Looking much much better.
Cute little brush too.
And it looks like you have been into the chromium oxide.
Yes sir, just a wee bit though.
Broke out the dremmel and a felt wheel, for the toe and tang area. My hands weren't up for the task today. [emoji56]
I like the effect it has on steel but really have never been impressed with the effect it has on my hands. I still use it though because one far outweighs the other.
I like it for cleaning, just before polish. Great for lite scratches, and swirls. Then the polish cleans out all the nooks n crannies.
Hey Look In The Back Of The Cupboard It Might Be Right Next To The Jelly Jar She Just Thought The 2 Of Them Should Stay Together Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TyQuote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
Nice job on the blades outback, they are looking much improved, as good as they can get I would say. Nice that they have never been sharpened, no hone wear at all huh? Going to be a terrific save when you're done!
Nope, notta scratch to be found.Quote:
Originally Posted by xiaotuzi
You can see how far the edge is, away from the stabilizer. Every bit of 3/8"
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Papers and old computer parts filed away. Removed empty boxes and misc. rubbish.
Low priority projects and empty pill bottles stored on utility room shelves. Denture
adhesives & meds hidden away. Throw in a 2 hour nap for good measure and viola!
I can't believe all the room I have now. Of course we all know what happens when an
open horizontal surface presents itself...clutter will soon follow.
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Great Job!!!!!!!!!!! Set Down Enjoy That Drink And A Little SRP I See She,s On!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TyQuote:
Originally Posted by Panama60
Dang, TY! You are everywhere! :rofl2:
Ya noticed...!!! [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]
Ray Charles could see that! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by outback
Well, today I'm working on honing out this bad boy that I finished just in time for the New Year. Hopefully in a few hours, all will be done and ready for its first shave!
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Pretty Awesome There Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty
Well would be interesting if you told us more about that razor, looks like some kind of lamination, with a painted on hamon?
A most interesting looking razor, and I am curious about the details of the build too.
Details! - This is a five layer lamination of steel. Center is high carbon and makes the cutting edge. HRC 62-63. Then to either side is a layer of .999 nickel. (That's the silver line you see along length of the blade.) Then layered on that is a non hardening mild steel. Scales are Ebony, with traditional pining and a brass wedge. Size is a 7/8 and it has a half hollow for the grind.
It starts lout looking like this:
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Then after taking it to task in the forge:
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Comes out looking like this:
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I flatten, cut, and grind my way to this point:
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Next run it through heat treat to harden the high carbon core steel and all looks about like this:
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Next comes finish grinding on progressively smaller wheels to get to the hollow I want, and it starts looking like this:
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A quick dip in some ferric acid darkens the steel, but leaves the nickel bright, making that contrast you see, and looks like this:
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Then I cut and shape the scales, sanding with progressively higher grits until I get the look and feel I wand from them. That looks like this:
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Then form the wedge, and attach it to the scales (Image is of a sister razor's scales, but the one from this thread is done in the same fashion):
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Final scale finish is either tung oil or CA glue, depending on the client request. The razor from this thread was finished off in tung oil on the scales.
I was super curious when I looked at your join date. You have obviously joined some time ago. Thanks for the build details, it satisfies some curiosity.
Keep them coming.
Damn fine looking steel John. Thanks for sharing the fine forge work.
After preliminary sanding with some 1k wet/dry and a soak in some neatsfoot oil to refresh the scales, this John Heiffor is starting to look perty good.
It's says, John Heiffor, 5 Paradise Square, Sheffield. On the back is stamped, "Made for the Army".
I think the etching on the blade face may be Old English for...."Boo Yaah":
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Nice looking blade phrank.
I too have a Heiffer, not in as nice a condition mind you. But it's a nice shaver.
Enjoy.
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Just a few little touch ups and this razor is bound for Texas.
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In exchange i have a nice little pile of blades to scale up!
Might be, Andrew! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
I have been asking that question for a long time.
Made when England's armies were busy with their 'colonies', including India.
I call it fake Hindi, myself!
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