Thread: Novelty Restoration Part 3

Well guys, today was test shave day, and I have to say that I am very pleased with it. It shaved wonderfully this morning. I may touch it up a bit on the .5 chromium, but it was a very comfortable shave. No pressure and a very shallow cutting angle left my face feeling beautifully smooth and refreshed. You weren't kidding, Lynn. These novelties are pretty sweet. I don't even feel the cutting, just hear the sound. I don't know that it is a singer, but it definitely makes a very audible (and to me, beautiful) sound. All in all I am very pleased with my first restoration project. I am going to have to get a razor sharpened by Lynn at some point just to compare, but this thing gives me a very comfortable shave, so I am not complaining at all. Love it.

Matt

Great news Matt.. I hope you got a good dose of restoration bug venom

Congratulations!!!

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Great news Matt.. I hope you got a good dose of restoration bug venom

Oh for sure. I just started restoring a 'practice' razor that Chris (C utz) sent me, one of two. It is an old Montgomery Ward razor. This is much more of a project then the last, as it will need rescaling. I started cleaning it last night and saw that it would clean up ok, so I just bit the bullet and took it out of the scales to make the process a little easier. It cleaned up pretty well. It has some staining, but still it is starting to look pretty good. This will be my first rescaling project. I am will definitely be using wood as a medium, but I am not sure what I will use yet. Currently leaning towards either olive wood or ebony, but I might just find a nice piece of maple for this first one. I need to get Bill's CD.

Matt

I vote Olivewood!! I finally got my hands on Bill's CD. You will find it very very helpful. I almost feel bad using the CD, and all the information on this forum. It is taking a lot of the painful trial and error that others have experienced out of the picture. I am in the middle of hand sanding a heavy pitted W&B 7/8 Celebrated Hollow Ground. It is coming along very very well. I think I am going to put brass lined olivewood scales with brass bullseye pins. I am also hoping to have Vlad put the etching back on the blade, as I had to sand it all off to get all the pitting. Since I picked the blade up for $8 on Ebay I am still feeling good about it. Regardless of the work I am putting into it. I am also repinning and polishing the horn scales on a Bengall square-point that Garythepenman gave me awhile back. I had it shaving great. The pivot pin was just loose, and finally gave out. I most definately have the restoration bug. Cashflow is just forcing me to go slow.

I can relate about the cash flow. I am constantly catching my self drooling over thigns I just can afford right now. Namely a new TM #1 Red latigo. I catch my self mindlessly going to his site just to look at them. "Bad Matthew! Bad!!"