Thread: What are you working on?

Sorry Machine gun Mike, I got sidetracked...........
Great job Brother in Blades!

Very nice work on another razor/box combination Gipson. Both look terrific, and suited to each other. Well done.
Mike, great bleach job bro! Those scales came back better than I would have thought possible. Nice touch buddy.
And sweet looking strop that's gonna be William
I like the draw on my bridal leather quit a bit now that it's worked in..

Scales have been coated, sanded, and are ready to be polished and put back together.

Pinned and ready for honing. Two layers tape and 1000 chosera.
Yeah....the blade is blued till black. Has way too many pits to be glamorous.
So its a stealth razor, cause you dont wanna see it. [emoji38]

Man! That baking soda/CA is the shizzle, Mike! How on earth did you figure that out?



Got another striper going. A Hessenbruch double-ground full concave. Sweet blade, bummer the bear was stamped light on the back.
The bear is the bomb!



Fits these scales perfectly. In that regard, the Steinbaur I did above is not closing properly. I thinned the wedge to keep the blade proud enough, but the thicker tang has quite a taper to it and as closed, it spreads the scales and the blade wants to poke out the bottom.
If I thin the wedge any more, it is going to be tricky getting it to close center enough. May have to unpin the whole mess and experiment.

Push comes to shove (OR if I go for a 7 day set), I have a Henckels 50 and a good fit in reserve.



It ain't easy working on this stuff...Crosseyed and all.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Man! That baking soda/CA is the shizzle, Mike! How on earth did you figure that out?

Tom I can't swear that it was from this but it 'Might Have Been'

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ht-razors.html

My newest
From the lettering on the blade not obscured by the pitting., a Magnetic
Bought of ebay for $21
Worth it.
I spent some time on the 10k stone and from the speed of working up an edge I think the blade is quite hard.
I am satisfied.
I am not sure about trying to polish out the pitting.
A lot of metal would have to be remmoved.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Tom I can't swear that it was from this but it 'Might Have Been'

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ht-razors.html

Thats where it come from alright.

Looks like things had to be changed on this blade. The heavy pits on the spine was causing , wonky bevel syndrome.
So I'm basically refaceing , by honing the whole blade, starting with a 220 Nani. Gonna take awhile, but she seems to be coming around.

Might just become a glamorous blade after all. Only time will tell.
Good thing its a wedge, or I wouldn't even bother wasting the time.

If I may, outback. Send that to me and I shall apply it to wind-chime fodder.

Certainly you have a few decent blades sitting around?

Ain't everything worth fixing. Hope I have not pissed you off. You COULD come down here!

Originally Posted by dkwflight

My newest
From the lettering on the blade not obscured by the pitting., a Magnetic
Bought of ebay for $21
Worth it.
I spent some time on the 10k stone and from the speed of working up an edge I think the blade is quite hard.
I am satisfied.
I am not sure about trying to polish out the pitting.
A lot of metal would have to be remmoved.

You might be surprised what some Mother's Mag Wheel Polish or MASS or other metal polish can do for that blade!

Start with the metal polish and some well crumpled newspaper (newspaper has a small amount of abrasives) and work the hell out of the blade. However be Careful!

Don't worry about the black just keep reapplying the polish. When you think you've gotten as much off as you can; apply some liquid dish soap to the blade and wash it with hot water. Do try to keep the water out of the scales. Once it feels squeaky clean dry it well and then have a good look and see what you've got.

I always like to start high with little abrasive and work lower as it's hard to get rid of the lower grit scratches.

Let us know how that works for you.