Thread: A new restoration, from a newbie.....

i hope i find material to fix scales for it, what do think guys.......... .

Very nice work so far! Looking forward to seeing new scales when you do them.

Originally Posted by nipper

Very nice work so far! Looking forward to seeing new scales when you do them.

That is a problem, here, in sweden , i cant find , i tried find some on Ebay but i could not yet.

Were they cracked all the way through? If you still hand them see if you can epoxy them. Sometimes it works then sometime it doesn't. Nice job so far. Good luck.

Originally Posted by bouschie

Were they cracked all the way through? If you still hand them see if you can epoxy them. Sometimes it works then sometime it doesn't. Nice job so far. Good luck.

If you mean the scalcs , i have them and thay are intact, but i think thay are clluloid, i am not sure but i think, and they are not beafuty.

Originally Posted by jemmo

That is a problem, here, in sweden , i cant find , i tried find some on Ebay but i could not yet.

You will more than likely have to make some. It really isn't that hard to do and there is lots of great info on this site to point you in the right direction. Personally I don't like the shape of the old scales but that's just me. You might really like the shape of the old ones in which case you can use them as a template for new ones !

Blade is looking nice

I like the scales. Try sanding them up and polishing them. It would be nice to keep the originals and they are a unique shape. If you are going to get rid of them, send me a PM and I will take them off your hands.

Let us know how it goes!

Originally Posted by MattCB

I like the scales. Try sanding them up and polishing them. It would be nice to keep the originals and they are a unique shape. If you are going to get rid of them, send me a PM and I will take them off your hands.

Let us know how it goes!

you are right , the shape id unique, but in my another restoration, poeple talked about the marerial of scales, Celluloid, and they said the scales can destroy the blade, cell rot..... and of course never dit scales , little bit challenge

Not all celluloid breaks down creating cell rot those scale look good

That is a quality razor. Many like it made by Dorko and other name makers, and were marketed under their own or other names like Brahma with scales the same in shape and usage..

I have that pattern / coloration of scales from the same era on two razors that I keep in the open air and there is no corrosion so far for the two years since I received and cleaned them. I believe the later plastic formulations of quality like yours are not a big problem. The cheaper mass produced scales of fresh, not aged, celluloid scales are the usual culprits.

Those scales are attention getting and were originally for a razor which slid into a sheath and was stopped by the wedge pinning and washers; like this one of a different scale material combination: The razor is inside the sheath.

Clean them and enjoy the colorful scales
~Richard