Thread: The Butchered Blade

Now that most of you have gone to bed, I can catch up with about 5 pages of reading.

Originally Posted by MikeT

Okay!!!
I just finished... finally. Ive been having a hard time getting free time lately. I gotta go out to dinner but want to get these pics on here first.
Blade: W&B Celebrated FBU
Scales: 3700 year old Bog Wood
Wedge: Mammoth and brass sandwich
Salvaged Brass Collars
Hope you guys like it! The edge is not honed yet.

Superb work MikeT!

Originally Posted by outback

A baby is born...!!!

A great job with that blade. It's always so much easier having the right tools for the job.

Originally Posted by Matheus

Just arrived from my biochemistry classes... missed the heat of the discussion.
Good night 4 you, guys.

Matheus! Too bad you missed it, would have been great to have had you along. Next time biochemistry? I remember only a little of that class, not my subject!
Anything new on the razor front?

Originally Posted by Thug

Now that most of you have gone to bed, I can catch up with about 5 pages of reading.



Superb work MikeT!



A great job with that blade. It's always so much easier having the right tools for the job.

Thanks man! It was a stressful one, but fun too.

Yeah outback has some great skills. Tools help but ya gotta know how to use em..

Well I drew one sketch last nite, and thats what I'm going with.
Watcha think.......?

Looks really great Mike. I gotta go. Gotta go to my mother's house for a birthday party. She'll be 89 Tuesday. Have a good one guys........I'm outta here.

See ya Steve, make sure to check back in later or there will be consequences! Lol hehehe

Looks good Mike! You got a style to your designs that is unique i think. What wood you going with?
Steve said he's gonna be getting into stabilizing, when he does I'm gonna see if I can send him some spalted wood so we can all have some spalted to try out.
Since Tom doesn't make scales, I think it would be cool to make some and send them to him... get him to give me a basic design or description...

Originally Posted by MikeT

See ya Steve, make sure to check back in later or there will be consequences! Lol hehehe

Looks good Mike! You got a style to your designs that is unique i think. What wood you going with?
Steve said he's gonna be getting into stabilizing, when he does I'm gonna see if I can send him some spalted wood so we can all have some spalted to try out.
Since Tom doesn't make scales, I think it would be cool to make some and send them to him... get him to give me a basic design or description...

Not sure on the wood.
Was possibly thinking about the burl& brass thing. But not sure.
I might have to P. M. ya my number so ya can talk me thru it.

It would really set that style of scales off in my opinion.

Then to figure out what wedge material.

I've also thought about a piece of blood wood i have that would look good with a brass wedge, and pins.

[emoji5] [emoji5] thinkin double wedge pin.
Just for tom, we'll see though.

May I join in? Where can I get my decoder ring?

I'm limited on tools so I'm taking the slow approach. I have two Sheffield razors that have been sitting around for over a year. I plan to hand sand both the blades, make new scales for one and straighten the scales on the other, them back together, and eventually hone them. So I guess I plan to learn the necessary restoration skills along the way.

The first razor has been removed from the scales and I have started hand sanding with 600 grit wet/dry paper. I'm wondering if I should drop down in grit or keep going with the 600. (Pics coming)

Pics 1 & 2 pre-sanding




Pics 3 shank sanded, blade with only major rust removed


Pic 4 blade face sanded, shank with only major rust removed

It's hard to tell, how bad is it pitted.
If theres alot, I personally start at 80 or 180 or 220.
Is it a wedge, near wedge...?
That will also determine how much metal you can remove.
You can start with 600, then determine weather to go up or down in grit.
Careful not to sand over the edge or spine.
If you haven't already, check out the library on restoring, you'll better understand what the guys are talking about, when we reply to your posts.

I just started doing all this restoring stuff , February of this year, and have restored
(In one way or another) roughly 40 razors.
Some with scales on, some had to be pulled, some replaced.

Here..... We do it all.!!
And will try and help every way possible.

But check the libray, and watch a couple videos, if you haven't.

It's great to have you aboard.

Mike

Outback, It's a near wedge.