Getting in to the fray on restorations. For my first endeavor- a WB The celebrated I bought off of Hi_Bug_GL here in the classifieds (many thanks!). The razor came as promised, with the blade in pretty good shape (nearly shave ready) and the original horn handles sadly cracked and beyond use.
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Found a really nice piece of Wenge (is that "wenj" or "wen-gay"?) at my local Rockler wood suppy and spent several minutes tracing out the scales in different spots until I was happy with the grain. Then rough cut them out on our little Ryobi band saw at work (not the finest piece of equipment).
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Project will be on hold until the work schedule lightens up a bit and I can get in to our proper shop to start the sanding and shaping process.
I'm planning on trying to clean up the original metal spacer- think that'll be a nice touch against the busy grain in the wood and provide some nice contrast.
Happy to hear comments and suggestions as this goes forward! Especially interested in any history that anyone can provide me on the blade- year of make, etc. Thanks a lot :D