View Poll Results: What to do with this blade

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  • Leave it as is and put some sweet scales on it

    35 87.50%

  • Shine it up some more

    3 7.50%

  • Surprise me

    2 5.00%
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  1. 10-01-2009, 07:54 PM #1
    Del1r1um
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    Default What would you like to see with this blade?

    Hi everyone, I have been cleaning up this Christensen for a while so that it can be given away... it was part of a resto challenge issued by Bruno a billion years ago, and with the place getting robbed and putting everything back together and my son's first birthday we have been swamped. Anywho, I have finally gotten to a place where I can get back to this razor (luckily I took it west with me, so it wasn't stolen) and I'd like to hear some opinions.

    Basically, I took out the rust with some sandpaper working up from about 150 to 500 or so, then I hit the buffer with some greaseless compounds. Right now it has a nice satin finish with some original looking grinding marks (I had a christensen just like this but in mint condition to compare with and it looks almost exactly like the original).

    Do you guys think I should polish it up more or leave it with the satin type finish?

    I'd also like to hear what you'd like to see scale-wise on this blade.

    any questions, suggestions, comments, etc. will be appreciated.
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  2. 10-01-2009, 08:05 PM #2
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    Already to shiny
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  4. 10-01-2009, 08:05 PM #3
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    I would love to see some dark wood scales cut in the style of the new TIs go on such a beautiful blade.
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  6. 10-01-2009, 08:06 PM #4
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    Nice blade.
    If I were you I would give it a gentle polish, for a very simple reason, I love shiny blades.
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  8. 10-01-2009, 09:14 PM #5
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    I voted as is. Since you say it is very like the original blade you had I would go no further. OTOH, I prefer a vintage blade with some patina to one that is shined up like a new dime so maybe I am a bit prejudiced .
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  10. 10-01-2009, 09:39 PM #6
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    I voted leave it. It looks gorgeous.
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  12. 10-01-2009, 09:52 PM #7
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    At first thank you for doing this . i would go with leave it as is too. GL
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  14. 10-01-2009, 11:21 PM #8
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    Throw some sweet scales on it, man! Then let us see how it came out.
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  16. 10-01-2009, 11:54 PM #9
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    Man, that blade looks PERFECT to me. Scale that baby up! Let's get her shaving!!!
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  18. 10-04-2009, 04:00 PM #10
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    I also voted to leave it as is. Looks great. Give it some dark hardwood scales, with similar grain to the table that its on.
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