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05-20-2014, 09:12 PM #1Senior Member
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It appears that your loins are well girded....
How do the scales look?
What are you using for an abrasive?
Looking forward to seeing your progress.
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05-20-2014, 09:48 PM #2Senior Member
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Originally Posted by MJC
Here are the scales after several days soaking in pure neatsfoot oil; they were dry as a bone, and the crack was inconspicuous at first...that's NOT a crack in the first photo. It seems that the pivot was pulled partway through the back scale, and the damage is more of a longitudinal split than a through and through crack (I couldn't get a shot that shows what I mean):
I used what seems to be a fairly standard abrasive schedule: I started with wet/dry sandpaper, 220/400/800/1200/2000, but I used the 1200/2000 dry then with WD40. Then I switched to steel wool and WD40, 0/00/000/0000.Last edited by Dzanda; 05-20-2014 at 09:56 PM.
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05-20-2014, 10:21 PM #3Senior Member
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Dude you rock. I am proud of you. You should be proud of you. Remember this looks really good. Now think about this, You are only going to get better, faster and have more confidence with your next project. Also you will have a better idea of how much work is involved when you look at other razors in similar condition.
Kudos and good work, Now share with others so that the art wont be lost.
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