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I picked up a very rusty W&B for $15 off of ebay, knowing that it was a crap shot to restore it. The toe was over honed as well and chipped off while sanding. The metal was just too thin. I figure I have nothing to lose and I may as well try cutting the toe off of this nice barber notch razor.
Should I square it off at the toe, or is it possible to completely reshape the end and make a new barbers notch? it wont' be a seller. I plan on using this razor....I hope.
Goog
I'm not a restoration guy, but it would definately help if you could post some pics so that the experts can take a look!
It's hard to know without pictures but if I understand you right the edge of the toe (as opposed to the spine) is broken off. Depending on if the metal is still any good and also how big the chip is you might be able to square it off and then give it a barber's notch. Like I said, it's hard to know without pictures.
I'll post pics later today, when I get home. (Iknew this was coming :gaah:)
goog
It can be done, but you have to watch out for the heat that is generated. I use a slow speed waterstone wheel in a water bath for this - no heat at all. The spine isn't much of a problem on a grinder, but the hollow is - it can get too hot in a heartbeat and ruin the temper.
Regards,
Neil
Neil is right on the money. I used a cordless dremel on mine...blade kept under water & took my time. DON"T TRY THIS WITH A CORDED TOOL OF ANY KIND!!
Okay, here's the pic.
And if you are interested in seeing what I started with, here's the pic from Ebay:
You can shape it whichever way appeals to you but a roundpoint would require the least metal removed judging by the pic.
Print your picture out 1:1 and try sketchingQuote:
Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga
some shapes on it.
I might try this:
Attachment 40745
It leaves the spine intact so the narrowing at
the wedge end of the scales will still rest "correctly"
on normal dimension scales and it removes a minimum
amount of steel.
Doodling is good prior to grinding.
Okay, I'm getting the hang of this. The pics are deceptive. If I were to square it off, but leave the spine, that's a lot of spine poking out. I do like the idea of leaving the spine, so it doesn't look wrong in the scales and would seem longer.
I think I'll try rounding off the chip, going for this look:
After about 10 minutes with an old diamond hone, here's what I've got. Comments?
Looks Good! I was gonig to bid on that razor and now I'm kinda glad I didn't.:)
Regards - Walt
I got what I expected. I think it'll survive. I'm glad i was able to round it out to keep a pleasing look. I hadn't even thought of rounding it over. Good thing I posted this. I think a spike would have altered to character too much and it would look less like a W&B.
Goog
Looks like it can be shaved with to me ...Quote:
Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga
I bid $xxx... Well never mind the rules will not
allow that and I have three in the mail as I type.
Had any of you bid 50 cents more, you would have been the one reshaping the toe, not me :)
Goog
