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Very first full restore Baurmann Sohne Post 2 - after/in progress pics
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Looking good so far!
Can't wait to see it finished.
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Thank you for your kind comments.
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Originally Posted by
Willisf
Looking good so far!
Can't wait to see it finished.
+1 to that.
Looks very good.
:tu
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Baurmann and Sohne is fine quality. This looks quite nice! :D
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Looks good...what are you using for a wedge?
After looking at it a bit closer you might be a bit long on the scales. :shrug:
Maybe it is an optical illusion????
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Originally Posted by
Chevhead
Looks good...what are you using for a wedge?
After looking at it a bit closer you might be a bit long on the scales. :shrug:
Maybe it is an optical illusion????
Thank you for the comments. I'm using a piece of the old scales for the wedge. I should have included it in the pictures. I used the old scales as templates to make the new maple scales.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...psiuvyl1l4.jpg
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Look like quite a bit of distance to the end of the scale.:hmmm:
Either there will be a big wedge or a lot of room between the end of the blade and wedge.
I am not trying to be a downer or anything...just offering advice from what I can see.
Heck it might look GREAT!
You did an awesome job on the scales themselves...I am SURE you can figure this out! :chapeau:
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Originally Posted by
Chevhead
This is what I am saying.....
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Look like quite a bit of distance to the end of the scale.:hmmm:
Either there will be a big wedge or a lot of room between the end of the blade and wedge.
I am not trying to be a downer or anything...just offering advice from what I can see.
Heck it might look GREAT!
You did an awesome job on the scales themselves...I am SURE you can figure this out! :chapeau:
Hey Chev, all comments welcome. Thanks man! I am going to go back to the shop and trim those scales up to conform more to your pic! Thanks buddy! :tu
I will keep you posted!
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I hope you have enough room to trim them up.
Do you have screws to assemble it for testing?
You can always use paper clips inn a pinch.
They are about the right size.
I would take one scale put some masking tape on the inside and put the blade in it, then mark where the blade goes to.
Then take your other scale, place it on top and see if you can trim it up with the distance you have set already.
Sounds complicated, but it's easy to see that way.
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Originally Posted by
Chevhead
I hope you have enough room to trim them up.
Do you have screws to assemble it for testing?
You can always use paper clips inn a pinch.
They are about the right size.
I would take one scale put some masking tape on the inside and put the blade in it, then mark where the blade goes to.
Then take your other scale, place it on top and see if you can trim it up with the distance you have set already.
Sounds complicated, but it's easy to see that way.
Hey Chev, thanks for the info. First, I take no credit for any of the work I'm doing. All I have done is read and proceed as per the threads, comments and pictures of others.
To give a progress report and answer your questions.
I have all the necessary Micro-fastener hardware. I'm waiting for my package with the little Hex wrenches they sell that should arrive this week.
WR00, WR0, WR1 - two of each.
I measured both the new and old scales very carefully and they are all 5 25/32" in length.
I also measured the distance from the toe of the razor where it sits in the scales at the wedge end, to the end of the scale both old and new and the distance is 21/32"
I took a handful of old 'sit in the drawer' wedges including the old wedge from this particular razor and my new wedge that I made from a piece of the old scale material is perfect.
After doing a mock up with hex bolts and nuts I found that the blade wasn't centering properly. It was almost rubbing on the left hand side. I checked the blade as per the info found here on the forum and it is a bit wonky at the tang.
Blade Centering - Straight Razor Place Library
I dismantled and took off scale material from the inside of the right hand scale in progressive stages, and it now sits top dead center and is perfectly centered.
All I have to do now is touch up some of the MinWax on the inside of the scale, pin it and hone it. Will post pics when done.
