Thread: Making Bolsters

I was tearing down some of the damaged razors in my recent buy and noticed the bolsters were very thin 0.007-0.010 inch. They were too badly corroded.

I think they could be made by the same ferric etching process as circuit boards. I have a lot on my plate or I would look into in further.

Sounds like a great idea, with some of the masking teniques you could make some really cool looking designs.


Charile

I've thought the same thing, and I'm in the same boat with too much on my plate. Like others, I save every part of any razor that's broken, including bolsters.

I assume you're talking about an etching system like THIS?

I've thought about rolling some bolters completely flat to recreate the pattern then etch some of them out. I agree, I think it would be simple and effective.

I'm a sucker for "fit and finish". Although I think bolters look good when they're glued on top of a scale surface, I think they look better when they're flush with the surface. Achieving that type of result brings on a different set of challenges which I have not played around with yet.

Chris L