What to do with this frameback?

Hi y'all!

I'm a real resto n00b , low on resources wanting try out some razor restoring.

I got this razor online for learning / trying out different hones and dremel polishing tools. I put the razor on a hone just to discover that the frame isn't straight.
I'm up for tips on what to do with it? Is there maybe a way to save it? Put a sh** load of tape and make a sort of wedge wannabe? :P .

Or maybe I should just use it as a piece of practicing metal? ;)

I haven't got that much fancy tools but I have a little vice, a dremel:ish tool with a bunch of accessories ( cut-off wheels, polishing weels and so on).

What do you think?

Some pics attached

it will clean up nicely and you can use it. gl

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Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

it will clean up nicely and you can use it. gl

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Thanks!

Even if the come-off spine is a tad u-shaped? Also it does wobble a tiny bit wich may cause some problems when honing. maybe som glue to hold it in place? :S

If I were you, I would gently close that spine piece a tiny bit so that it 'grabs' more securely when in place.

One possible method to do so is to gently 'tap' on the spine piece with something like a plastic or rawhide mallet (so as not to damage the metal). It could also be closed up a bit by securing it in a bench vise (one that is large enough so that the vise jaws contact the entire length of the spine piece) and then screw the vise together just that extra little bit.

I would use the vise trick in the above post to get the spine closed on the blade evenly. Please besure to put some wood or something between the jaws of the vise and your razor.

I will see if I can find something to protect the blade and go with the vice advice (no pun intended ;) )

Thanks guys!!

tape the blade gl

sigh.. It definitely sounds easier than it was. Now the back is almost flat and hardly grips the blade at all( went step by step in the vice, then checking the "flatness"). I tried to put the half the spine in the vice to make it grip the blade but it will not work..... Guess there isn't a easy way to fix this... Maybe I could like, glue it in place and sand it down to make the spine flat?

I just sent you a rather long email since I have the same razor that did not have a spine. I have to fabricate one. I forwarded the steps I'm using to attach a spine on a razor like this.

squeezing it is obvious to all; now, not the thing to do. The grip on the blade is at the open edge where it is(was) folded in.

What you should have done is tap those down(closing it in) with the spine resting on a supported block of wood.

If you can make a block of hard wood to fit the inside width of the frame, wide enough to come up to the fold, clamp the spine closed against the spacer, then perhaps you can tap the fold back into place.

I now managed to squeeze the lower half of the spine and forced it back on (not in a harmful way).
It's kinda tight so I don't know if this will work... Still the blade isn't really flat when I place it on a hone.

Pics attached:

yep, but sorry. Now it rides on the lip at the open end of the frame.

That is why that part was folded in originally, making the back of the spine wider

...So I figured :/

Oh well, I may try to beat it out with a thick wire or a pipe to reshape the spine but I think I'll move to an easier project.


Thank's for all help/suggestions!