Thread: Help with an 8/8 Butcher restore

Originally Posted by prodigy

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Also, is there any hope for this pipe razor? It was in such good shape besides the tang snapping clean off at the pivot. The etchings are very clear and there is only like a miniscule spot of rust on the entire thing. Is it just trash now or can i do anything to salvage it? Thanks.

what to do with it indeed, I wouldn't throw it away, you could go for an old French design for barber razors seen here in the midle:

There's an interesting thought! How would you recommend closing the pivot hole? JB weld, epoxy? I know a welder, but don't know if that creates too much heat. I hope I can salvage this guy in the best way, so I'll be researching for a while.

Originally Posted by RezDog

All the black is also rust. If you just want to remove the black and not the steel use steel wool and polish. Start with 00 or 000 then up to 0000.

Ok, i started hitting the black with 00 steel wool, and i can not see any changes. I added polish and still not coming off. Does this mean i need to go to sandpaper?

That may be. I always start high in the grit and if my progress is too slow I will drop down, how big of a drop depends on how slow it's going. The steel wool and polish is generally very good at digging down and just pulling out the spot steel, which is the corroded stuff. The steel wool won't remove any hard or healthy steel because it is softer than the good steel. The reason I start high is to not get the scratches any deeper than they have to be.