Thread: First restore/rescale

Hey all, just wanted to get the opinion on some seasoned "Razor Folks," on my rehandling project. The razor is a "20 Grand Straight Razor T. Noonan & Sons Co.," that I purchased from another forum member. The original scales where in perfect condition but just a little loose and synthetic. Anyway, I had some Bocote hanging around and decided to give it a go. After watching a 10 minute tutorial on youtube.com I felt brave enough to jump right... and without any further ado, here it is. ( ALL comments welcome)

Really nice, Miguel. The scales really suit the blade.

Very clean and good pinning for your first set of scales. I also love the pattern of the bocote. Job well done.

Funny thing about the pinning... My roommate during my fist tour to Iraq was married to a Jeweler with a masters in metallurgy ... and long story short... I learned that a spoon is better suited for pinning than a ball-peen hammer.

Mike you never cease to amaze me bro :Beer:

What finish? Danish or walnut?

Thanks,

Ivan

Yeah, nice work. Very nice. Love the grain. Will have to try the spoon for pinning myself. How exactly do you do that?

Find a medium size spoon and use the convex side to peen with the same technique that you would use with a hammer. Its much more forgiving and I find it more accurate.

Hold the spoon near the hend of the handle with your thumb and pointer finger, allow it to swing freely. The rest is in the wrist. Good luck with it. I've had great success ... even made a pair of silver studs a while ago.

Originally Posted by SiRed8

Mike you never cease to amaze me bro :Beer:

What finish? Danish or walnut?

Thanks,

Ivan

Good eye on the finish, its actually walnut oil. Same as ever, they were left to cure in hot oil over a few days and allowed full exposure to UV light so as to harden the oil.

Scales look great! The pinning is very good, & I love the technique you used. It should help a few members out when they're restoring on the cheap!

Thank you, I hope that it does help. I have a well equipped shop with a wide variation of hammers ranging for a tiny 1/2 oz. hammer to a few sledges hammers with about six of those being specialized ball peen, and yet, the spoon does a better job.