Thread: What are you working on?

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Har! It's all half here and half there right now, but soon, I will be furnishing a small room at home with my old barber's chairs and cabinets, complete with display cases of razors, signs, even a barber-pole. Gonna put a record-player in and dig out some old albums. Should be pretty cool as I envision it.

I will post some pics as I get it all going.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Har! It's all half here and half there right now, but soon, I will be furnishing a small room at home with my old barber's chairs and cabinets, complete with display cases of razors, signs, even a barber-pole. Gonna put a record-player in and dig out some old albums. Should be pretty cool as I envision it.

I will post some pics as I get it all going.

I'm happy to hear that you are on your way to completing the life long dream of a great many wet shavers!
Some day, some day... I will have my stylish barbershop bonus-room with hidden speak-easy lounge entrance behind one of the mirrors...
Oh yes it will be glorious, I had to "one up" you with the speak-easy Tom, because seeing all the amazing razors is hurting my fragile RAD ego.. hehehe lol

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Har! It's all half here and half there right now, but soon, I will be furnishing a small room at home with my old barber's chairs and cabinets, complete with display cases of razors, signs, even a barber-pole. Gonna put a record-player in and dig out some old albums. Should be pretty cool as I envision it.

I will post some pics as I get it all going.

I'll be over to see it Tom & bring a Man Razor Cave warming gift! Might even have to have a cold one...........

Oh, BTW, the Torpedo shaved like a dream with just a good stropping.

Originally Posted by engine46

I'll be over to see it Tom & bring a Man Razor Cave warming gift! Might even have to have a cold one...........

Is there a gift under the sun that he doesn't have already?

Finished cleaning up the blade, collars, and scales to the W&B.
All done by hand, no power equipment. The only things used were, Never Dull, steel wool ( 1 1/2 pads 000 ), Emory compound, and Cr/Ox.

Some of the tiny repairs to the scales didn't hold, so I left them for character, and to better fit with the condition of the blade.
( nice...but not perfect

Before


After

The lettering on the blade looks darn good. Different plus it really sets it off.

You know me, outback. I calls em like I see em.
Great 'sympathetic' resto. My favorite stuff!

Only gripe is the black in the etchings is too black.

Once, I could not get some red to show up on black. I found that silver RubNbuff applied and the red after made it work.

On the opposite end, I think a little rub of said silver RubNbuff in those letters on top of the black, and hand buffed-off good, would give it a 'original' type look?

Light application with a q-tip, keep it away from the pitting! Hand buff with a soft towel...
Just thinking.........

Nice gentle recovery Mike.
Beauty blade brother.