Thread: Hey Jimbo... here are your razors

Just finished these up for jmsbcknr

Hope you like them. The boker is a dream! It honed up so...ooo good.

A true work of art!

RT

Originally Posted by urleebird

Just finished these up for jmsbcknr

Hope you like them. The boker is a dream! It honed up so...ooo good.

What wonderful work Bill. You are a true artist. I can't wait to get back in town to see them up close and personal. i thought when I picked them up off ebay that there was some potential in the blades. You brought their beauty back to life. jmsbcknr

WOW....WOW Now thats a beautiful custom, I love the western touch.
what kind of blade is that??

I again have razor envy.

Those (or is it that? Is that one razor or two?) are some might fine looking pieces of steel.

I like the simple elegance of the whole thing.

...what kind of blade is that??

Top one is a mini-hump Wade Butcher. Great steel. Second one is a Boker. I'm going to be looking for more 20th Century blades... man, it is nice! Hmm... I think I just made it a little harder on myself to find one without bidding too much...

Thanks for the compliments, guys. Approval here on this forum is feel-good kind of thing. I have appreciated the kind words.

...Is that one razor or two?

Two... note the different washer treatment at the butt ends and the straight vs. hump profile of the blades.

Did I say that Boker was nice? Man...

Those are gorgeous Bill. You are the master.

After seeing your work up close and personal and after cleaning up several razors over thw weekend I am amazed that you got these razors so clean. I have your CD. But would appreciate any hints you might give in getting every bit of discoloration off the razor. I have the rubber disk, Maas, the drimel, many of the products you display. But can't get the shine any where close. Are these trade secrets?

jmsbcknr

Jim...

I do not hold any secrets, especially after people pay good money for them. I'm more than happy to share what I know with anyone who really wants to learn. That should only take a few minutes...

You have to remember, I have a few things around here that work a little better than a dremel. Much of what I do is by hand and by rotary, but I also have the big guns like my burr king and a 3/4 horse baldor.

Persistence and patience... you need both. You can get a shine like that by hand... but it will take a long time. In some cases, several hours for just one single blade. You will have to progress through the different grits of paper. All of that is covered in the CD, but in a nutshell, here is a good progression from as bad as a blade gets to a mirror finish.

• 320
• 400
• 600
• 1000
• 1500
• 2000
• 2500 if you can find it
• With the 2500, it will be shiny, but cloudy

Then use rotary buffs and polishing compound. The red compound that you find in hardware stores will work ok.

THEN... you can use the Maas. You skipped a few steps.

Thanks so much. Will begin my work. jab