Thread: scale replacement need rivets

I'm putting new ebony scales on a razor and I cant figure our where one gets those little rivets. Anyone know where I can get some?

I have had that Razor for 20 years and I still havent shaved with it. I'm getting ready to use it. I made my own soap, got a strop, and have a hone on its way.

www.classicshaving.com and the guys in the restoration forum have several other suppliers for pins, too.

You made your own soap?! Seriously? How do you do that?

<remembers Fight Club>

Did you break into a liposuction clinic?

It’s not hard at all. I have only used my own soap for years. I thought since I was going to start using a straight I should make my own soap.
I went to the store and got a pound of lard. Went to the health food store and got some coconut oil because its makes the best lather and some avocado oil because its so wonderful for the skin. I went to my friend’s house who is into essential oils and we mixed some stuff together that smell nice and is good for the skin.
I then melted the oils together in a pot and go on line to the lye calculator and it helps me to get the correct amount. You can get lye at the store too. I mix the lye in goat milk but water will work fine until it dissolves, and I poor it into he oil and mix it up until it starts to thicken up. Then I put in the smell and I poured it into paper cups so they would be the right size for a shaving mug.

There is lots of information at the lye calculator site. Just google lye calculator.

Originally Posted by craig

It’s not hard at all. I have only used my own soap for years. I thought since I was going to start using a straight I should make my own soap.
I went to the store and got a pound of lard. Went to the health food store and got some coconut oil because its makes the best lather and some avocado oil because its so wonderful for the skin. I went to my friend’s house who is into essential oils and we mixed some stuff together that smell nice and is good for the skin.
I then melted the oils together in a pot and go on line to the lye calculator and it helps me to get the correct amount. You can get lye at the store too. I mix the lye in goat milk but water will work fine until it dissolves, and I poor it into he oil and mix it up until it starts to thicken up. Then I put in the smell and I poured it into paper cups so they would be the right size for a shaving mug.

There is lots of information at the lye calculator site. Just google lye calculator.

This link is the easy way. http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/so...havingsoap.htm

I use a cup cake pan as a mold. I spritz it with alcohol and the pucks pop out and the size is perfect.

I was going to use the cup cake pan too but I couldn't find it. It is the better option.