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SRNewb Genco Makeover 08-12-2015, 03:17 AM
Hirlau Nice job Mike,,, thank you... 08-12-2015, 03:31 AM
SRNewb Thanks,Hirlau! 08-12-2015, 03:35 AM
Euclid440 Nice work, Genco’s are fine... 08-12-2015, 04:02 AM
SRNewb Thanks! This one has been a... 08-12-2015, 04:06 AM
SRNewb Setting the bevel now. 08-12-2015, 04:07 AM
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    Default Genco Makeover

    Hi, guys!
    I have a 9/16 Genco Grant that was one of the first restores I ever did, and the first set of scales I ever made.
    I made a few mistakes back then, and now that I've learned a bit more, I decided to fix those mistakes.

    Here is how the razor originally came to me. Paid a whole dollar for it.

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    And this is the first restore. Tasmanian Blackwood scales. I did not properly sand and polish the blade, and I got the washers upside down. There was also a small pit left in the bevel that did not extend into the edge itself, and I cracked the scale near the pivot pin.

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    So, it needed to be straightened out.
    I had no more Tasmanian Blackwood, so I settled on an Australian wood called Yellow Siris. Scales are finished in CA, and blade is nicely polished out, pitting is gone, washers are right, etc. Just needs a good honing. Thanks for looking.

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    Last edited by SRNewb; 08-12-2015 at 03:20 AM.
    Mike

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