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    Machine guns overheat ya know!
    Nice score and nice clean ups Mike!
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    Yes, I remember that thread or part of a thread. I'm glad to hear that the blades wound up in capable hands. I hope it all worked out to the benefit of everyone. I was thrilled to see that John got his USMC razor. I have lots of Corps members in my family and almost enlisted myself back when I was a young man but happenstance or the will of God (one or both) took me another route. I often wonder what if. Anyway, that is all to say that I know that was of supreme significance to him. Semper fi John and good for you Mike.
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    Nice work. It sounds like no major surgeries were required on any of them. Still that’s a BIG job. A nice looking bunch too.
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    Thanks fellas.

    But that wasn't the only thing that kept me busy, throughout last fall.

    A friend of mines mother passed earlier this year, several years after his father had passed. While he was cleaning out his parents house, he came across his dads old shaving kit, and razors.

    In his delight, he asked me if I thought it could be restored.
    Of course..!! I explained. At least I'll give it a shot.

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    Sorry, no WIP pics.

    Tore it down as far as possible, I'll say that.
    The hardest part was getting the vinyl stretched back and glued back down, onto the tin panels. They had dried out and shrank and wrinkled. Some vinyl conditioner, and a heat lamp was the ticket. Kinda like rehydrating an old strop.

    Then was to straighten out the frame, that caused the mirror to break, and cut a new piece of mirrored glass, to fit. Polished it up with 3M, then cleaned up the brush, bowl, and razors.

    He plans on never using it, just wanted a momento to remind him of his father. He said he remembers his dad using it every day, when he was a kid.

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    Got it done just in time for Christmas gifting.

    RIP old man. For a part of you still lives on in this world.

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    Beautiful restoration. We all know what you are capable of doing with razors, but that brush and bowl look brand new.

    I’ve not seen a kit like that before. Thanks for sharing.
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    It's a first, for me as well. Most kits I've seen, are similar to the one I bought for my father, for Christmas.

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    Here's something interesting, that you won't ever see, or hear of, in today's society.

    I bought that kit, at school ( elementary ) 3rd or 4th grade.!

    Each year, we had a Santa's workshop in the school.

    They were new gifts, donated by all the parents, of the kids in our school. It was like a flea market set up in our gymnasium.

    Each class went through and picked out an item, and was able to purchase at a reduced price. It was a way that us kids could buy our parents something nice, for Christmas.

    How cool was that.!!

    As you can see, Pop's never used it, but the fingernail clippers are missing.

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    That is cool of a school to set up for kids. Never seen anything like that when i was growing up.
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    Wow, Mike-You're a miracle worker for sure! As others have said, I hope your poor hands and fingers got some rest after polishing up that big lot.
    There are many roads to sharp.

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    Gotta keep um moving, Aaron. If not, that's when they get stiff, and start hurting.
    Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    That is cool of a school to set up for kids. Never seen anything like that when i was growing up.
    When I was in elementary school, we had class Red Cross clubs. Each ran a fundraising pre-Christmas auction of donated goodies similar to what Outback described. The money we raised went directly to the Canadian Red Cross to help folks who needed assistance during the Christmas season with a certificate going to the class that raised the most money.
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