Thread: The Butchered Blade

Great job on the scales Outback.


Happy birthday Tom.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

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Well, I had issues with my iPhone last night so I was on the phone with tech support. Got it taken care of. Today I had issues trying to get some emails. There coming through on my iPhone but i'm not getting notifications from here to may email & all the past ones are gone & also not in my trash. I don't know what is going on. I went into the different settings the way I get my mail but nothing ye they are on my iPhone. I'll figure it out!
Ok, I',m catching up here.
Tom, that W&B came out stunningly gorgeous. It's a beauty & I have 2 other W&B FBU's about the same size around 63/64-8/8 both of them. I've been wanting to clean them up one day. I also have that other one I showed not too long ago that is a bevelled spine wedge FBU which I like a lot. I did go online & was just looking & it just so happens Babur now has a set with brass & silver Cat-Eye pin set included in a his set which will do 8 razors for $3.15 more so I have some of those on the way also. He sells the plain ones & he sells that set plus 4 sets silver & 4 sets brass. That's 16 altogether $15.90 plus his $5.90 shipping.

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Good ta have ya back Steve.
My phone has been acting up the last couple of days as well, lost my before pics on the horn scales that i straightened. Hmmmmm?

Hay, outback! That set of scales turned out great! Best thing about old horn is they are like an old battered canvas.
Structurally shoring them up and a nice new look is possible with them whereas it is almost impossible on other scale materials, IMO. Glad that Unity blade fit. The whole package looks proper!
Enjoy!

Thanks Tom

If in fact the rumor is true and it's your birthday, Tom....Happy Birthday!

You are a good friend to many on this forum, including me, and you make it a richer place, with your wit, your beautiful work on razors, and your sharing of your knowledge and advice (and pictures of your insane collection of all things shaving) Cheers, and here's to many more! .

Thanks Harold. YOU are TOO kind!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Hay, outback! That set of scales turned out great! Best thing about old horn is they are like an old battered canvas.
Structurally shoring them up and a nice new look is possible with them whereas it is almost impossible on other scale materials, IMO. Glad that Unity blade fit. The whole package looks proper!
Enjoy!

I agree, the two times I've taken horn and made new scales with it has surprised me with its very restorative qualities, it can transform from terribly ugly to remarkably beautiful! Some sanding and neetsfoot, perhaps a little CA along the way, and voilÃ! Magnificent!

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

If in fact the rumor is true and it's your birthday, Tom....Happy Birthday!

You are a good friend to many on this forum, including me, and you make it a richer place, with your wit, your beautiful work on razors, and your sharing of your knowledge and advice (and pictures of your insane collection of all things shaving) Cheers, and here's to many more! .

Yeah!!!
Happy birthday, ya ol fart.

Have any of you taken a engraving bit in a dremmel and ground out the delaminated areas in horn, and then repaired.
The horns i did have some still, and theres dirt in them.
I thought about doing that, but still wanted to keep them old, but in good shape looking