Thread: What are you working on?

Nice work Roy. Vertical lathes work, you just have to deal with the ups and downs more.

Well I got this blue steel for about 15.00. It wasn't in horrible shape but needed new scales and a little love on the blade as you can see. I cleaned up the blade going from 320/ 800 grit sandpaper. I cut the scales out of a block of cocobola wood and I'm up to 400 grit on those. I'm only going to 600 maybe 800 grit. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to finish with CA or go with poly. This will be my thirteenth razor I've done. Still new at it.
The pics are original condition and where I'm at now. More to come!

My other project are the horn scales from the FBU chopper I posted in butchered blade. I was showen a way to fill the cracks and the peeling at the pivot end with CA and ground horn. Hope it comes out right.
here is a big thumbs up/thank you to outback for all the help.

I was going to fix them up and start a need " needs a blade " stash.

You new fellas seem to come up with some radical designs!

Did you save the old scales?

Yes, the old scales had some funky smugma on them. it also had a crack on the pivot end. I got the smugma off and my next step is to ca the crack and see if there in any condition to move forward with the clean up

Originally Posted by Cheferik

Yes, the old scales had some funky smugma on them. it also had a crack on the pivot end. I got the smugma off and my next step is to ca the crack and see if there in any condition to move forward with the clean up

If the former owner got THAT on the scales you may as well throw them. No amount of penicillin will remove it.

Ha ha ha!!!!
Well that ( smugma) hopefully would have flaked off by now. But anything unidentified I call smugma. It was stubborn but it came off.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I think it is screaming for the old tar and kerosene (Diesel) hand-rubbed finish. Mexican patina!

Sorry, Roy! Takes me a bit to understand. Not versed in sadirons.
So the knob is slid! Not screwed (like me!)
You could use an old non-galvanized carriage bolt. Grind it to spec. peen the end using your original copper washer. Drop some vinegar on them after to induce patina.

Ok this is as far as I'm going tonight!

Here's the best I could do for side by side pics of the knobs;





And here's a decent pic of how the original knob is attached/peened to the frame;



Well this is about as good as it's going to get. Not a perfect match but decent. As you can see there is a cone that the wood slide down, I'm presuming that the base of the cone and the hole in the wood were close to being the same.





I'm planning on using some JB Weld at the base and then tapping the copper washer down to keep it all straight. I've done a couple of trial fits using the deep socket to gently drive the washer on and it works well. Then when the epoxy has set for a day or two I'll go ahead and peen the top using some punches that my dads. I will try to anneal just the tip of the cone before peening.



Now to pick up some stain and 'try' to get it close to the handle.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

You new fellas seem to come up with some radical designs!

Did you save the old scales?

Thats what I love about them Tom. But he/ I need your old school knowledge& wisdom an help to pull off our work. New scale designs are the only "new" thing that us newbies bring. All other factors must stay the same to have a great shave. Grinds and steel are way over our heads. Scale shapes allows new fellas to put there own touch to a blade.