Thread: First complete restore.

Not sure if in right spot feel free to move if not. I completed my first full restoration. The razor is a Koken No. 27. Made new scales out of cherry and stained (which I completely screwed up). Blade itself was in good condition when bought. Very light discoloration no sanding just used emery compound on the buffing wheel followed by jewelers rouge and hand polish. I'm proud of myself. Small chip in blade edge where I dropped it. I'll hone some other time just got done with an hour of peening and my head is aching lol. If anyone has any critique I'll gladly hear it

I don't think anybody can be any harder on you than you are on yourself.
Take more time on the scale making less on the pining and don't drop them :<0)
The first 1 is always tough but you learn as you go. At least you didn't cut yourself.

Ya the scales actually looked really good before I stained them I have never stained anything in my life so ya could of gone better

The razor looks OK. My biggest critique is your pictures are not very revealing. The nice thing about working on your razors is that you can at any point go back and change the little things you don't like. I bet you can lighten that stain with steel wool, or sand it off it you don't like it. Sorry about the chip.

Ah, that's a bummer about the edge. I like to see progress photos. I think it helps in the rebuild because you stop working look at the blade from a bunch of angles from a different viewpoint. The scale shape and material looks pretty neat, though my personal preference would be a more natural finish. But that's what I prefer on everything and can be a little dull at times.

Looks good, cherry can be difficult to stain, pre wetting with mineral spirits or a stain controller can help. Experiment on scraps.

As said it can be re finished if you are not happy.

Pinning, like most things gets easier with practice, nice scale shape.

I think they look pretty good, any chance we can get better pics?

Some better pictures

Those are way better pictures. Razors are difficult to photograph. It looks pretty good. I have a scales question. Wedge or spacer?

Originally Posted by RezDog

Those are way better pictures. Razors are difficult to photograph. It looks pretty good. I have a scales question. Wedge or spacer?

Not sure what you mean by wedge or spacer but the wood between the scales is non tapered