Thread: What are you working on?

Yep... Then I'll seal it.

Alright,,, I'll be waiting on the pics,,,,

OK John!!!
Here's the pics of the vinager/ steel wool/ tea/ coffee stain.

Before:


After:

Now to seal them. Thinking about a simple bee's wax and orange oil finish.

Good old barn wood, there, outback! Will match up with that old Waterville great, I think!
Try a bit on the back of one to see what happens?

Everything went South to-day, so I wanted to do something simple to salvage the day....

Got this Dr. Balfanz off the bay a while back at half the going rate. No doubt because of the cruddy scales.
I like the looks of them. They look a likely shaver. Money is tight, so here goes...



Test fit a lot of scales from the pile. The blade is 13/16 and the location of the top pin-hole lent everything to poking the edge out of the bottom. Finally found these. 3-pinned and close to the originals.



Dug out some brass spacers and some old, salvaged double-stacks and proceeded to see if I could get it tight or bust a scale. Got it tight!



Reckon I shall push my snake-bit luck a bit farther and tape the spine. Push it around on the green hone a bit!
What could happen?

A great shave in the morning...at the least.
She looks good to me.

Been a quiet couple days for me as the digits heal so I enjoy the eye candy.
Never heard of a Dr. Balfanz before but that cleaned up super Tom. Nice shoulder less grind.
I wish I knew how they ground those.. How they do/did that graceful cut in back on the tang,,,,nice lookin razor..reminds me of the Rosetta grind somewhat..

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Been a quiet couple days for me as the digits heal so I enjoy the eye candy.
Never heard of a Dr. Balfanz before but that cleaned up super Tom. Nice shoulder less grind.
I wish I knew how they ground those.. How they do/did that graceful cut in back on the tang,,,,nice lookin razor..reminds me of the Rosetta grind somewhat..

Indeed, Mike, I brought that up in the Japanese razor thread. YOU were there!
Here!



Unlike the Rosettes and other Japanese blades ground similar, The Dr Balfanz is properly marked Solingen.
Some in old threads have speculated that Dovo made them. I have not seen the connection, myself.
So it is made in the Japanese style for Japan in Germany.
Now, I am seeing this connection in many German-made razors from Japan.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Don't know if this will help you in your concerns, but ask Bruno, the man came from overseas with a lot of blades and stuff, looked like an arsenal, and he got in with full body cavity searches! Tc

I think it's getting back that's the issue.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I think it's getting back that's the issue.

Just send them down to me. They shall arrive a bit at a time and likely multiply.

No Steve or Bill of late?