Thread: Repair of W&B

Yep the yellowish tinged epoxies make for a good match on blonde horn colour wise too, but get the bubbles out or they are less transparent.
One I did here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...le-repair.html

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Yep the yellowish tinged epoxies make for a good match on blonde horn colour wise too, but get the bubbles out or they are less transparent.
One I did here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...le-repair.html

Do you still have that razor? I'd love to see how that repair style does over the years

I have one set that has serious cavities down near the base pin, not sure I can salvage the scale or not. I'll have to de-pin very carefully or the whole thing will shatter. Do you think your epoxy and fillings would be a solution for a filling job?

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

Do you still have that razor? I'd love to see how that repair style does over the years

I have one set that has serious cavities down near the base pin, not sure I can salvage the scale or not. I'll have to de-pin very carefully or the whole thing will shatter. Do you think your epoxy and fillings would be a solution for a filling job?

Yep still have it . The epoxy has not suffered at all. Looks the same as the day I did the job.

That marine epoxy I used works great & I really think any filling will be successful as long as there is some kind of a skeleton to glue to.

When you wrapped the neatsfoot soaked paper towel around the razor, did you have to worry about rusting the steel, or does Neatsfoot not affect the steel in that way? I just bought a "Barber's Rattler" W&B with horn scales, and I'd like to just soak the whole thing in neatsfoot for a couple of weeks just to be sure, but I'm not sure of the effect on the carbon steel. Is this an issue, or will it be ok? Thanks,

-Matt-

the neatsfoot is oil, so it won't damage the steel. it's oxygen with the catalysts from the water that are not good for it (plus strong acids).

Originally Posted by mdole

When you wrapped the neatsfoot soaked paper towel around the razor, did you have to worry about rusting the steel, or does Neatsfoot not affect the steel in that way? I just bought a "Barber's Rattler" W&B with horn scales, and I'd like to just soak the whole thing in neatsfoot for a couple of weeks just to be sure, but I'm not sure of the effect on the carbon steel. Is this an issue, or will it be ok? Thanks,

-Matt-

It's been a long while since I was active on any forums, sorry to be hiding, just that unemployment for a year keeps me for enjoying my hobbies much.

As stated neatsfoot is an oil and I have not seen any issues arise from my treatment last year. No problems with the razor at all and still shaves very nicely