2nd Restore, Clauss & 1st time new horn scales replacement

This is my second full restore. My first was here.

Solid black scales, bakelite or celluloid, was leaving a dark shadow on this blade, too. I previously did a Dremel polish. Shadow came back, needed new scales. With full restore, light sanding, and buffer, this is a pretty blade. This blade is now smoother and shinier than ever.

First set of scales with horn, this is honey horn. The horn blank started out about 6mm thick, and is now about 2mm and nearly translucent, which was a surprise for me. Pretty ugly with scraping and sanding, but that buffer brought out the beauty real fast! Horn is easier to work with than I thought. I usually don’t like translucent scales, but these are growing on me.

First razor that I have pinned from scratch. Micro fasteners are OK, and I use them when fitting the wedge and whatnot, but there’s something final about tapping in the pins and peening just so. The micro fasteners feel temporary. It’s all temporary, I suppose, but I think I like pins better. Pinning takes more time than I thought it would, just go slow and be patient.

Shaved yesterday, and although comfortable, I knew it needed a touch more. A few more passes with paste, followed by 100 more laps on the hanging leather strop, and now…wow…a luxurious shave again!

This was always one of my favorite shavers, but now it’s beautiful, too!

I believe it has been restored before, likely years ago. They did a little sanding. Near the Clauss tang stamp, the F on Fremont was already gone before I got the razor. And the jimps are a little flattened, again not me. All I did was LIGHT sanding, nothing quite as deep as all that.

But overall, a beautiful blade that is a luxurious shaver.

well done.