Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Chugach68

Started working on an ebay find. Wyeth's Warranted. It is something I have not seen before. It has metal scales with a unique shape. Not sure what they are made out of, tin or some brass alloy?

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I did not polish it fully. I wanted to keep the etching on the blade so I left a lot of the patina alone. It sharpened quickly and gave a wonderfully smooth first shave....except for one moment of lost concentration where the square point bit me a little

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Overall a very different, fun razor to add to my collection

NICE! They are of 'German Silver', a form of nickel-silver, I think.

Seems I did a few of those recently! Back through this thread and the Butchered Blade thread....
CF Ern of Germany seems to be the maker of the scales, selling in the U.S..

I have an ERN Junior in these same scales as well, that I need to get fixed up. It's in great shape, I just need to get a nut for the pivot screw, and hone it. They sure are cool looking razors. Chugach68 I really like what you did with yours. Didn't over polish it.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I have an ERN Junior in these same scales as well, that I need to get fixed up. It's in great shape, I just need to get a nut for the pivot screw, and hone it. They sure are cool looking razors. Chugach68 I really like what you did with yours. Didn't over polish it.

If the blade was plain I would have probably polished it up more but I like blades with etching, even it they aren't mirrors. At least until I find a nos etched one with mirror finish lol. I have another one with more etching that I am working on, needs scales. Its a Simmons hardware easy shaver.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I rubbed these scales down with extra fine steel wool to get all the gunk off which left them covered in scratches. I was surprised at how little effort it took to get them smooth and shiny. I'll be using it more, that's for sure. Good to know about the celluloid and bakelite too.

I know alot of motorcycle shops sell it for the plastic parts on bikes. Great product.

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Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I just need to get a nut for the pivot screw

I have the screw and unique little nut from one of mine as I used pins/collars. They have your name on them!

Oh man, thanks Tom. I thought about pinning mine, but realized, how the heck am I going to do that!? It's in that little recessed area, no way to get the hammer head at it......

So how did you do it? A nail set or a punch of some sort?

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Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Oh man, thanks Tom. I thought about pinning mine, but realized, how the heck am I going to do that!? It's in that little recessed area, no way to get the hammer head at it......

So how did you do it? A nail set or a punch of some sort?

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Here, Andrew. Post 4455 onward....http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ml#post1666985

All finished up. The scales were shot. Warped so bad the razor circled all the way through instead of stopping. The new ones are blue acrylic. Used the original wedge. No signs of wear on the blade, all I did was polish with a cloth.

Nice duckin razor man!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Nice duckin razor man!

Thanks man. Ive had this one for a while, and just started going through some old blades to get ready for sale. Im excited to put this one on the hones.