Thread: Wonder-Warp

"Rush a restore,,, Wreck a razor"

Man taking these things apart to fix warps is nerve racking
Especially when the pins come out and you see this



Now to gently and slowly warm it up and take the warps out and get it back together all without cracks






Boooyahhh Dubl Ducks Baby

What do you warm yours with, Glenn

I like Steam the best as it is accurate and easy to use

By doing this on a Brass plate I can adjust as needed, I do it 3-4 times and let the Katalin relax slowly and cool it under cold water to hold

If I want I can add a Tin Funnel over the pot and get a direct jet of super heated steam to adjust Horn, Bone, Ivory.. It just works for me pretty easy..

The Brass acts as a heat sink and keeps everything even



Been using a Hot Oil Bath for Straightening Raw Horn slabs, that has been working REALLY well, I will do a write up here soon

Why do you call the material Katalin when I call it celluloid, Glen?

It is all types of Celluloid, Bakelite, or Formed Phenolics (phenol formaldehyde)

But much like they are all Thurigens but some are Eschers and we make that distinction

The Cracked Ice or Swirled type is often referred to as Catalin or Katalin by collectors..

I always thought Catalin was the clear type on the Adoration De-Luxe? Indeed, sounds better than celluloid!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...n-de-luxe.html

I am going to de-scale a few I have in cracked-ice/tortoise celluloid to clear-coat them and see if they do not last longer.
Them Goldedge scales....
May be a good candidate as they are unpinned and straightened?

Do they have the White Coating inside ??? Also yes you are right the Clear is also often called Catalin

A few Old Hess razors and such. Thin lamination of white inside, like the Goldedges.

They way I understand it and it seems to bear out, is that the White coated ones are a more stable compound...

Has not been my experience, Sadly!
I have several examples which need straightening at times.
Tired of messing with them. Straighten and coat. See if lack of air will stabilize them?


Sort them out, they seem to go back.....