Thread: Is This Razor Beyond Repair?

I must say thank you for listening ng to us. And I respect a guy who wont give up his ratty t-shirt. Good luck and keep on keeping on.

Well, one unfortunate side effect of asking smart people questions is that you then have the annoying information you went out looking for, and the more annoying responsibility to pay attention to it.

Damn it.

Originally Posted by Gasman

I must say thank you for listening ng to us. And I respect a guy who wont give up his ratty t-shirt. Good luck and keep on keeping on.

You could make a wood carving or patch knife out of it. Not my first choice of course but more honorable than a wind chime.

Skaid...I gotta ask. Is that a Waterville, razor. From like Connecticut..?

Reason why..?

I've got the same style razor, in the same scales. Not to make ya sick or green.



I still say save the scales, make a shorty, and a set of scales to fit it. It's a lot of fun, and they hone real easy, and shave a treat.



There's even a thread in the workshop, called the "butchered blade." You'll see all kinds of creations done with straights in there.

We had a real blast, for some time, there. Need to revisit there someday, get the juice's flowin for fixin some clunkers.

"Not to make ya sick or green."

Yeah, SUUUUUURE not to make me sick or green!



No, but seriously, the blade is, honestly, an afterthought. I totally bought this for the scales.

I haven't got it yet, but I'm pretty sure it's a Torrey. I've seen this pattern of celluloid scales on several different brands of blades - and I've seen the same thing with other decorative celluloid scales. I don't know if this is just a result of lots of rescaling, but my guess is that some factory was chugging these out, and razor manufacturers were all buying them from the same places, instead of making their own.

You can see, for instance, that yours doesn't have a bottom pin and mine does.

Yeah, the more I think of it the more excited I get about using this as an experiment. I keep trying to get crappy razors to experiment on, and then keep getting attached to them. I bought a really cheap soviet one to learn to hone on, and now it's one of my favorites. So having something that's basically a piece of junk will be useful. I've always wanted to try making a pair of scales, and this might motivate me!

I'll check out that thread, for sure!

Originally Posted by outback

Skaid...I gotta ask. Is that a Waterville, razor. From like Connecticut..?

Reason why..?

I've got the same style razor, in the same scales. Not to make ya sick or green.



I still say save the scales, make a shorty, and a set of scales to fit it. It's a lot of fun, and they hone real easy, and shave a treat.



There's even a thread in the workshop, called the "butchered blade." You'll see all kinds of creations done with straights in there.

We had a real blast, for some time, there. Need to revisit there someday, get the juice's flowin for fixin some clunkers.

The use of ol' broken scales, become useful once more. When making shorties.

Mike, you have inspired me. Now I'm going to have to make a shorty myself.

Sorry wind chimes. You'll have to wait.