Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Geezer

As for me...I have more moving boxes of unknown content than I really have places to shuffle things to
Some things I want may be anywhere. Kinda unbelievable as to how much stuff a guy has after twenty years in one place. I have been giving stuff away for months...and...still have a "blivet" from having 1200 sqft to 400. Found my coffee roaster an espresso machine and all is coming along. I should be able to find most items by Christmas!
Take it from me, downsizing is a hassle! Even good planning leaves much to be desired when the movers arrive. I could not be in three places at once........
~Richard

While Neil has been gone for a while now, I still use the Quote from his wife as my signature:

Our house is as Neil left it- an Aladdin’s cave of ‘stuff' Kim x

Thanks for explaining your signature Roy. I always wondered what it meant

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Thanks for explaining your signature Roy. I always wondered what it meant

Me too. Thanks, Roy.

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Me too. Thanks, Roy.

For those of you who have the patience to read through the pages, here's the link to the announcement of the death of not only a good man, a knowledgeable man, but a friend to many.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hall-...iller-rip.html

I believe this link will take you directly to Neil's widow's post.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hall-...ml#post1518413

Took this H. BOKER apart and replaced the pins as the pivot pin had pulled thru the bolster. Single wash at pivot and double washers at wedge end. Cleaned and polished by hand. Good enough for me. Will need to put it on the finish stone just because i was playing with it. It had a great edge but just to be sure...

Finished up a Henckels #50 (4/8ths) has one small chip to be honed from the bevel.

Before:

After cutting the rust with a SE blade, and steel wool n oil.

The edge was against the stabilizer, so I thinned it with the dremmel, and 240 greaseless, then sanded all smooth again and polished it up.

Cleaned and polished the scales, and pinned back up with nickle/ silver rod and under washers.

Originally Posted by outback

Finished up a Henckels #50 (4/8ths) has one small chip to be honed from the bevel.

After cutting the rust with a SE blade, and steel wool n oil.

The edge was against the stabilizer, so I thinned it with the dremmel, and 240 greaseless, then sanded all smooth again and polished it up.

Cleaned and polished the scales, and pinned back up with nickle/ silver rod and under washers.

Very Nice Work! : I love how you worked the stabilizer back!

A couple of months ago I asked a question on the forum about making a magnetic sanding base for straight razor restoration. The next thing I knew @outback was sending me some magnets. I finally had some shop time tonight and decided to make my block. I grabbed a piece of oak and cut it to size and drilled it for the magnets. After gluing the magnets in, and letting the epoxy dry, I attached a back stop.

I had a sheet of thin rubber that I attached as a cover, which seems to work very well. I'm not sure how long it will last, but it will be easy to remove if it wears out too easily. I did a little sanding on a blade tonight and this is so much easier than just laying the blade on a rag. Thank you Mike!

The Henckels 50 is a bit of an odd one because it comes in so many sizes. I have a couple that are 5/8 but have seen them in 4/8 through 6/8 and I've seen one advertised at 7/8 but no measurements shown. Nice job on that one.

I do need to get me some of those magnets and make a jig for sanding. I typically use my engravers block or a vice, but some different options would be handy.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Very Nice Work! [emoji144] I love how you worked the stabilizer back!

Thanks Roy, I couldn't give it the ol Outback slash, so I did it Toms way.
The magnetic holder makes the job so much easier, and a piece of sandpaper and use of the eraser on a #2 pencil, cleaned up the stabilizer after the greaseless