Thread: Scale Repair?

If Jerry doesn’t have the right fit for your Improved, I may have some, I too collected them for a little while though Jerry has a far more extensive collection than I.

Hey Guys! Sorry I have not been online much at all since my last post. Grad school, work, and family life have been keeping me fairly busy which is a good thing lol. Jerry, yes those scales look like what I have. The crack is clean through essentially putting creating two pieces but it's a clean break. Here is an image. Sorry for the absence and delay.

Jerry, I'm off not this Sunday/Monday but the following and can carve out some time to meet up if you able and willing.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

To make Mike’s technique work, he did not tell you about the dance you have to do, while spitting flaming wild turkey and holding one leg of a recently killed headless chicken and spinning it around your head and the razor to be repaired. Not to mention you have to be Naked, and then there is makeup involved and the secret chant.

Post a pic, it’s easier.

You might have fooled me if that wasn't for that part about Mike spitting out Wild Turkey. Nice try though.

Sure thing bro. Just give me a ring or text before the day and we will work something out. I set those scales aside for ya. We should be able to switch them out and get them pinned up in no time.

When you habe the time clip that pin off on the broken side with some side cutters. Pull the blade out ane put some metal polish and steelwool on it. Try to clean up that blade a bit if it needs it. Bring the parts with ya. I might have one matching scale to replace the broken one. If not we can just replace them.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Sure thing bro. Just give me a ring or text before the day and we will work something out. I set those scales aside for ya. We should be able to switch them out and get them pinned up in no time.

When you habe the time clip that pin off on the broken side with some side cutters. Pull the blade out ane put some metal polish and steelwool on it. Try to clean up that blade a bit if it needs it. Bring the parts with ya. I might have one matching scale to replace the broken one. If not we can just replace them.

Deal! I'm excited for this I genuinely miss my straight shaves. They are far better and more enjoyable than using my cartridge and I can start practicing on my head again lol.

If that razor is Shave Ready, and you do some cleaning with polish and steelwool stay away from the edge. Id say to just use a rag and polish. The steelwool can damage the edge or your hand!!! If its not Shave Ready still be careful! We can put an edge on it if need be. Just takes more time. You might have to buy the beer. Kidding.

Fedfire/Ken stopped by the house today. He didn't have the time to hang out and watch or get in on the fun of fixing his razors up. He just dropped it off. I found he was using a Van Der Hagen brush so I loaned him a badger and synthetic brush to try out so he could see the difference it makes. We chatted for a few minutes.

He gave me this rusty broken razor to fix. LOL. It was just surface rust. It has some serious chips in the edge and I feel it's been cut short by a 1/8 inch + but its a decent Imperial razor. So I'm fixing him up in the SRP way!

Sorry, no before pics but a little sanding, polishing and a minute on the buffer. Mocked up in a set of scales. Ready to be pinned later tonight. Then I will put it on the synthetic stones and hone it up to 20K. He also gave me another Razor that is in serious rusty shape. It will not clean up but I will do a little cleanup and hone it for him. Also major chips in the edge so I got some work ahead of me. So Ken, Here is what your Imperial looks like now. I know you will enjoy it more than before...



You can see the blade etch is not centered any longer. Snipped off on the tip just a little.

Holy Cow!!!!! That thing looks amazing!

Jerry did you measure it against your assortment of imperials?
I wondering if it’s actually shorter or if the etch simply isn’t centred.

Yes, I did Shaun. It is just a little shorter as I dug out the same razor from my collection to match it too. Its not much. Maybe the tip broke off at one time and someone cut it. They did a good job of it. Nothing to complain about.

I got it finished and honed along with his other razor. Shave test in the morning.
Here is a pic of the tip. Oh, And it closes centered as ever! Looks like a new razor now!


Damn dust and hairs. I need to wash that towel!