Work in progress - Thomas Waltham & CO

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04-02-2009, 04:31 PM
phenox

Work in progress - Thomas Waltham & CO

Don't know much about this razor as far as quality goes.
It's marked Thomas Waltham & CO - Sheffield. The old horn scales were broken and repaired with an old nail :). This is my first shot at this so, if its no good i'll just use it to learn some honing skills.

Before
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/...397559af86.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/...01a3d1474b.jpg

After 1200 grit w/d paper
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/...f5b598eaae.jpg

And after some Autosol
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/...0988461e1c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/...988480cb10.jpg
04-02-2009, 04:40 PM
hi_bud_gl

great work

excellent job.keep it going
04-02-2009, 04:59 PM
ben.mid

Seeing the first photo I thought it had horrendous hone wear, but you've done a great job on it! It's got an interesting shape. I like it!
04-04-2009, 09:30 AM
phenox

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenox

It's marked Thomas Waltham & CO - Sheffield.

Realized a spelling misstake, it's actually stamped "Thomas Whatham & Co Sheffield" and not "Waltham".
04-04-2009, 03:40 PM
Walt

That's incredible. Are you saying you resurrected that rusted hunk of steel using only 1200 grit sandpaper and Autosol polish?!? I am impressed. Which Autosol product did you use for the final polish?

Regards - Walt
04-04-2009, 03:49 PM
phenox

Actually, it was 320, 600 and 1200 grit :) felt a bit overkill to take pictures after every grit. But i did do all by hand, no dremel.
I used Autosol Metal Polish and rubbed the hell out of, almost expecting to see a genie pop out :).
04-05-2009, 03:21 PM
Maximilian

Phenox,

well done.

can you tell us the total time frame or time you spend into the sanding part?
04-05-2009, 03:30 PM
phenox

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maximilian

can you tell us the total time frame or time you spend into the sanding part?

I guess somewhere around 3-4 hours for the sanding part and ca 30min with autosol.
06-03-2009, 04:33 PM
phenox

Thought I might post an update on this razor.
Got my table saw today and decided to give scalemaking a go, had a slab of oak in my garage to work with :).
I also used a piece from the old horn scales to make a spacer, just need some sanding to make everything come together. This is the most fun i've had in years!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/...259584c9e0.jpg

Dont know why the old pictures are broken but you can look at them here:
Thomas Whatham Razor on Flickr