Thread: First Razor Restore

I'll give you an A+ for the first time.
I know for a fact that my first one wasn't close to being that nice.
Not much there to nitpick about. All I see is one scale is a tiny bit thicker than the other at the wedge end.
Fantastic job.
Congratulations and enjoy!

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by sqzbxr

What do you have for nagura for your Jnat? If you only have a tomo nagura (or are using a diamond plate) to raise slurry, it will never be much more than a finisher. A set of asano Mikawa nagura (botan, tenjyou, mejiro) will let you do everything from minor bevel setting to finishing.

Did you use any slurry when trying to touch up your edge, or just plain water?

Here is a post I wrote a while back explaining how a Jnat is used with nagura slurry: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ml#post1648467

I got a diamond card (fine) to work up slurry with. It seems to work ok making slurry but like you said, its just for finishing. I might look into some of those other stones (or whatever they are) to make slurry with in a bit but for now Christmas has wiped out my spending funds. All of my razors except for one, have been honed by a Honemiester so I know the bevel is right. And he used tape on the spine. And I know what tape he used so I have the same exact stuff so I know my honing is following his bevel. I knew this would be an issue to start with so I had them taken care of before I used them.
Being new to SR shaving I'm tough on edges I guess. I get a handful of nice sharp shaves they they go down hill fast. It might have been my Stropping as I was using more pressure than I do now.
So this is the reason I'm starting with just touching up a blade and using the diamond card. Maybe after a few months when the spending money fund start to come back in I will hit you up for those names and abilities of the different types.
Thanks for your comments!

When I made these scales they were much thicker. But then I stained them a dark stain and lost and the wood grain. So I started sanding and sanding. Then when I got rid of all the stain I thought these were going to be too thin. After messing with them longer I found that they really were not that thin. I to noticed the thickness of one scale compared to the other but by the time I noticed I already had many coats of CA on it and said "oh well". But thank you for pointing this out. I need all the criticism I can get so I do better the next time. Plus the wedge don't make me happy.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Thanks for the encouragement @outback. Those are some clunky and rough looking razor to start with but you have come a long way. The other are great lookers. I do like the double pin in the wedge look. I know it will get better. I just didn't really know what I was doing. I knew what the outcome should be so I went for it but skipped a few steps along the way. Then went back and did them again.
I've found lots of info on making and pinning scales now and I made myself a cheek sheet for the next one I do so I don't mess-up the steps and get them out of order. BTW, The metal Wedges are a nice touch. I was thinking of that and had some S.S. flat bar but couldn't think of a good way to cut and sand/file. My tools are extensive but its mainly automotive. Not many files, saws and sanders but the wife did buy me a cheep table saw for Christmas. But the reason was so I would make new baseboards for the house. Shes always got a reason and it normally means work for me. But I get a saw so I'm not complaining. ha.

The metal wedges are just shiny lead wedges, though I've done a few in brass.
Most of what I do, is by hand.
Your gonna need a set of decent files
(Harbor freight, comes to mind) for making wedges by hand.
Here's my belt Sander's
: sandpaper, tumbtacked to flat piece of wood. For flattening, and thinning scales.
: a wide file, for thinning & tapering wedges.

Then there's the wedge gizzy, or jig, that a few of us came up with. Its a holder for the wedge, since holding it by hand is a real PITA when filing, or sanding.
Its just a block, with a series of pins ( left over pinning rod ) for doing single hole wedges, and two pin wedges.

And yep. A set of calipers for when thinning scales, helps immensely.


And a drafting compass for proper clearance of the blade to scale/wedge.
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Its real handy for checking if a blade will fit other sets of scales. You'll collect those in time, from times of RAD.

This set of scales are stuffed, so to say.

Thanks for sharing @outback. Hope you dont mind but ill steal that idea of wedge holder. Looks a lot easier than holding in fingers. And your right. That scale is stuffed. Ha.

Not at all, their all for the taking. Maybe they can be modified, or improved upon.