Thread: restoration challenge or call me crazy

Looks like your slowly winning. Looks good to me.

Just a quick update. I am going to repin the razor this weekend and finish up the polishing on the blade. Most of the black is permanent on the tang and I do not want to remove the stamps. The spine cleaned up nice.

The razor did bite me this morning. I took the bubble out on 100 grit paper and I have the razor standing on its spine. I went to reach into my cabinet for something and I felt a pinch.

I pulled my hand out and there was a hairline cut on my pinkey from touching the edge.

this has been exiting reading from the 1st post, good on you for taking on this project.
extremely good going.
I have q number of Strai8's to start on later today, i am a metal polisher of only 3 years but i can't wait to get in there and play. But i think with these old beauties the old saying goes "If it is not Broken don't fix it!" meaning i have seen alot of old blades that have the modern spines on. I am all up for repair but sum of the old character may get lost.
You mentioned about allowing old blades to be sent to us Newbie's to learn on, that would be fantastic.I am in the UK and have already set up where i am going to get my spines pin sets etc and to get my blades honed.
looking 4ward to seeing your finished project.
good luck and well done.
Brian

I am working on the final sanding getting out the flap marks etc.

Interesting discovery is that 80 grit flap wheel marks are mostly invisible. I took them out with 320 grit paper. Yes I went from 80 to 320 why, there were no marks to take out just polish.

The edge is still there I may try to polish that after I get the pins back in. Should have it done on Monday. It looks much better than when I started the major pits are gone and only the small ones remain.

I am very pleased.

Its nothing thats not worth i try!

I really thought this razor was a goner... I think you earn a medal for courageously saving this razor from the dead.

Maarten

Well its finished. I posted it at the Gallery as a first restore. Here is the thread.

First a Thank you to Singlewedge for doin all the hard work. I was going to buff it up a little, and in so doing broke the scales again. This time I decided to replace them, with the consent of Singlewdge, since he tried so hard to save them in the first place.




This one is going to be given away. Details to be worked out yet.

Thanks

Tim

PS: it has been honed and it will hold an edge

Has the razor been honed yet?

I'm interested to see if after all of that vigorous flapwheeling if it will hold an edge.

Tim I just sent you a PM about this razor. Looks possible for the giveaway pending attempts at making it look nice.

Bill