Thread: A new box of tetnus

That is what was said, however I don’t think that was the spirit. Some preservation is required. I think you should do some small but simple thing. Scraping off the active rust, maybe a light hand polish, and a waxing, would be all you need for now. I think sometimes if you do nothing you are adding to the issue. I think the spirit of what was said was more like don’t do a full restore.

Originally Posted by RezDog

That is what was said, however I don’t think that was the spirit. Some preservation is required. I think you should do some small but simple thing. Scraping off the active rust, maybe a light hand polish, and a waxing, would be all you need for now. I think sometimes if you do nothing you are adding to the issue. I think the spirit of what was said was more like don’t do a full restore.

Oh, I totally get that. I was just playing around. Last thing I want to do is let them continue to deteriorate so I don't ruin them.

I will scrape with a razor, then use some 3M with a rag, and I was planning on using food grade mineral oil. But you mentioned wax, which is new to me. Is there a wax I should use rather than the mineral oil?

I use conservators wax from Lee Valley, many use renaissance or ren wax. I don’t always wax though, I often use VCI paper for stuff that I and storing, and VCI emitters in my displays.

Love the term "box of tetnus"

Originally Posted by CamaroZ28

Love the term "box of tetnus"

Gotta give credit to my girlfriend for that one.

All Razors are Hollow ground the term Wedge is very deceiving but just think about geometry, if the razor was actually a Wedge like many of those diagrams show you could never hone it

We all call heavy bladed old razors "Wedges" we just do, but when discussing grinds it is technically incorrect..
Some out there do look like a wedge because the spine has been worn away but really they do have some hollow

The "Witch" was/is used to produce Double Hollows and Full Hollows it was pretty much used all over by 1910

If you look at the first pic the Orange scaled is a Double hollow and the Black scaled on top row Left pointing down Those are probably post 1910

Originally Posted by gssixgun

All Razors are Hollow ground the term Wedge is very deceiving but just think about geometry, if the razor was actually a Wedge like many of those diagrams show you could never hone it

We all call heavy bladed old razors "Wedges" we just do, but when discussing grinds it is technically incorrect..
Some out there do look like a wedge because the spine has been worn away but really they do have some hollow

The "Witch" was/is used to produce Double Hollows and Full Hollows it was pretty much used all over by 1910

If you look at the first pic the Orange scaled is a Double hollow and the Black scaled on top row Left pointing down Those are probably post 1910

Picky Picky. Yeah, they all seem to have a bit of curvature when you look at them edge on. But I can't really feel it when I rub up the side. There are the two full hollows that you mentioned and then one other that has enough hollowed out to really feel. Then there is that one frame back or near frame back or whatever you call it.

Funny yall brought this back to life today. I am going to try to get started on some of these this weekend.

From the fuzzy pic it looks like a True Frameback if there is a screw at the front of the spine it might be a Replaceable Blade Style

Originally Posted by gssixgun

From the fuzzy pic it looks like a True Frame back if there is a screw at the front of the spine it might be a Replaceable Blade Style

I'll have to look again. I don't remember seeing a screw, but I don't remember what I had for dinner yesterday, either.

I got a mini bench top drill press this weekend. Since there was the one blade I could not open, I went ahead and removed those scales. The drill press worked like a dream. Not really much to restore on the blade side of things. Maybe make it into a nail file or something. To be fair, as soon as it popped open I remembered from the ebay listing that it was junk. Didn't stop me from having a good laugh at it, though.

Anyway, based on what I have seen yall do, I think I can fix the scales and use them on something else when I need to. If nothing else, it will be good practice. I know I have seen some threads I can look up on this.








I think it is the wedge that makes one look bigger than the other in the photos.