Thread: W&B Restore

I restored this W&B razor and would appreciate your comments. It is my first one and I am quite proud of it .

Specs:
Mopani Scales
Adjustable brass pins & washers
Finished with renaissance wax
5/8 W&B Sheffield w/ barbers notch.

The pics make the blade look smudged, but that is just the lighting.

I think or should say you did pretty well for your first time.

Question? You said you finished with Renaissance wax. Is that the only treatment you gave the wooden scales? No tung oil? poly?..

As to the haze on your pics. It's not your lighting. It's your camera that used a to large of an aperture.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

I think or should say you did pretty well for your first time.

Question? You said you finished with Renaissance wax. Is that the only treatment you gave the wooden scales? No tung oil? poly?..

As to the haze on your pics. It's not your lighting. It's your camera that used a to large of an aperture.

I only used renaissance wax... I was not aware that there should be other treatments. From what I have read, the wax was said to be an effective protectant. What would you recommend?

You need to make your wooden scales at least water resistant.

Renaissance wax is a very fine product but it is usualy used as a layer of final protection. Also it's not a miracle product either. It will fade with usage so you'll need to re apply renaissance wax every so often. Especially if using the razor on a daily basis.

To start with you should at least use tung oil. 100% pure tung oil is what I use amongst other wood products. In general several applications of 100% pure tung oil could suffice. Pure Tung Oil is water and alkali resistant offering a protective barrier.

There's other products and finishes available for wood. Others will hopefully chip in.

Do you think that Balistol or Camelia oil would do the job?

Camellia oil is a traditional tool treatment for steel to prevent corrosion and I have no knowledge of it being used for wood. Cammelia oil can also be used for hair and skin treatment.

Balistol... used to clean and lubricate guns, dissolves black powder residues, protects leather against water. Lubricates, cleans, & protects metal, plastic, rubber, & wood

I have no clue if anyone ever used those to make their wooden scales water resistant.

Now this is what's difficult to imitate with plastic... that lovely design on your front scale... looks like a human head with long flowing hair.... It’s amazing what beauty you find in the grain of wood.

Those scales came out great... no doubt helped by a good eye for selecting material.

Here are some pics of the updated scales on the razor:

Originally Posted by Maximilian

You need to make your wooden scales at least water resistant.

Renaissance wax is a very fine product but it is usualy used as a layer of final protection. Also it's not a miracle product either. It will fade with usage so you'll need to re apply renaissance wax every so often. Especially if using the razor on a daily basis.

To start with you should at least use tung oil. 100% pure tung oil is what I use amongst other wood products. In general several applications of 100% pure tung oil could suffice. Pure Tung Oil is water and alkali resistant offering a protective barrier.

There's other products and finishes available for wood. Others will hopefully chip in.

In my experience, this advice is right on. Ren wax is great, but I always like an undercoating of something like 100% tung oil.

One time I got really nice results by first sealing the wood with epoxy resin thinned down with acetone.. this pretty much stabilized the wood, then I did one more of these really thin seal coats, then light very fine sanding and finished with ren wax...very nice satin finish in the end

Hi! Looks very good! Im going to start to, soon i hope, my 1st restore project! I will also choose the adjustable pins! Did you get yours online?
Keep up with the good work!..and lets see if mine will be as good as yours