Thread: The Butchered Blade

Haha, I've got collars from AJ. They really are killer collars. Put them on my last JR I did.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Haha, I've got collars from AJ. They really are killer collars. Put them on my last JR I did.

Howzabout THAT! Where did you get THOSE?

I know somebody.......

No, I'm kidding. You had linked to AJ on ebay a while back. I went to his ebay store and he had these and the bullseye so I got a pack of each.

We know you got skills Sharptonn; so stop that Showing Off !!

Having a go at this beat up old WB rattler grind.

Scales are only template material now and the tail looks bent upwards to me, with significant rot.


Could be a candidate for either some silver solder or tig weld rebuilding of the tail prior to reassembly.
Thoughts and suggestions always welcome.
Cheers.

Fantastic looking blade Mike, but I see what you mean by the tail being bent. Is it possible to take the temper out of that specific are and bend it back? I wouldn't think hardened steel would be needed in that area anyways.

Thanks Andrew.
That's what I'm thinking as well. And if I am heating it up some, why not a little borax and solder to try to build it back up and file it down?

Figure if I clamp it in the vice with just the tail exposed, the vice will act as a heat sink and I can use either a bit of oxy/acety, or tig at low amperage to build it up back to the pivot.
That area would hide any transition marks in the steel I think and beyond the pivot the meats still good.
The rest of this razor is in fine shape really and it's a great candidate for that last bit of red horn I have.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Thanks Andrew.
That's what I'm thinking as well. And if I am heating it up some, why not a little borax and solder to try to build it back up and file it down?

Figure if I clamp it in the vice with just the tail exposed, the vice will act as a heat sink and I can use either a bit of oxy/acety, or tig at low amperage to build it up back to the pivot.
That area would hide any transition marks in the steel I think and beyond the pivot the meats still good.
The rest of this razor is in fine shape really and it's a great candidate for that last bit of red horn I have.

What you said makes sense to me... But I have no metal experience like this, I'm just a wood guy. I say have at it!

If you are going to tig it put a rattle on the end.