Thread: What a difference

I got this off the bay and removed the blade to clean and polish. it cleaned up pretty good but when i put it back together i did not tighten the hinge pin for the fear of cracking the scales. It took forever to hone but it finally got there and when i shaved with it i was very dissapointed. I put the razor up and decided just to keep it for it's looks. today i thought what the H. I got the razor back out and tightened the hinge pin as it should be or atleast what i think it should be. Tonight i strapped and shave with it. What a difference tightening the pin made. I got a very nice shave. I have a couple more that the hinge pin is a little loose so we live and learn.

It is so hard to strop a blade with loose scales. I have one that I cannot get the scales to stay tight on. It is a beautiful razor, the only way I can make it work is to put a wrap of electrical tape around the scales and razor just to be able to get it to stay still. The blade and the scales are a work of art but I may have to redo the scales to make it more functional. I'm glad yours was an easy fix. Pinning vintage ivory can be a little unnerving.