Thread: Total "Reaper" Restores Floppyshoes/GsSixgun

You guys are AMAZING!!!!!

WOWZA!!!!!

Lynn

Those are some awesome looking razors. Impressive work. Is there a trick/tool for keeping the washers intact when removing the bent pin head?

Originally Posted by claytor

Those are some awesome looking razors. Impressive work. Is there a trick/tool for keeping the washers intact when removing the bent pin head?

I'm not quite sure which washers you're talking about, if it is the outside locking washers then NO, if it is the internal thrust washers then YES, those are rarely damaged, when taking the razors apart....

Hope that answers yer question

Glen / Dan .. totally outstanding work what i'd give for one of those little doozies ......
It's probably just me .. but having a reaper on black (dark ) scales really really floats my boat


moving swiftly on from the ducks .. wheres the Genco's :-)



totally awesome work , it's always great to be teased by true craftsmen

Garry

Those are both beautiful razors. Nice contrast of the light and the dark scales. Just a point of curiosity, how common were the grim reaper series of ducks?

love those inlays, are those sort of things something that can be bought?

Also where do the pins/washers come from.

In UK seems to be a limited supply

Originally Posted by iron maiden

Those are both beautiful razors. Nice contrast of the light and the dark scales. Just a point of curiosity, how common were the grim reaper series of ducks?

Fairly rare to find at all, for every 20-25 Wonderedges that appear on E-bay you see maybe 1 Reaper and most are not in very good shape... In the last 2 years I have only seen 2 in what I would call good/exellent condition and 1 of those is the one I posted that is my personal razor....

Originally Posted by pedalpowersailing

love those inlays, are those sort of things something that can be bought?

Also where do the pins/washers come from.

In UK seems to be a limited supply

Dan and I removed those from two different "Reapers" that had trashed scales....
I make my own pins and I get washers from Micro-fasteners.com
They are made from 1/16 inch Brass rod and #0 Brass washers
I think Dan does the same but I'll let him answer for his method....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

They are made from 1/16 inch Brass rod and #0 Brass washers
I think Dan does the same but I'll let him answer for his method....

You guessed right.

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

I use gap filling CA to bond them, regular fast setting. You do dry fitting until it's just right, clean the wood with acetone, then apply a drop of CA and drop the brass in place and hold it down with a stick or pin until the CA sets. The CA will weep out into the gaps and make a nice bond if done right, almost like soldering.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I did almost exactly what Dan did and it worked just fine, but one thing I would do different on the next one is, I would put one coat of finish down first, then put the inlays on......

Awesome ! Thanx guys.

Dan & Glen, wow! Great job on these I can appreciate the work you put into those two restores. I kinda like the black scales for contrast but yellowheart is one of my favorite woods.... Decisions, decisions

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I did almost exactly what Dan did and it worked just fine, but one thing I would do different on the next one is, I would put one coat of finish down first, then put the inlays on......

I found that putting the finish down first helps... in fact, I put down several coats before I installed the bolsters HERE, then several more coats afterward...

Again... you guys do beautiful work