Thread: Yahooo! Got the DD Goldedge for restoration and what a surpise!

Had to brag about this one. I won a DD Goldedge for $32.50, including S&H, a week ago. What I thought I was getting was a somewhat rusted 5/8 DD Goldedge. Here are the original photos from the auction:




Here is what I got.


The orange stuff in the original photos is actually remnants of gold plating on the tang, I thought it was rust. The blade is a hairline under 6/8. A small nick at the toe, about 1/64", no hone wear and a crisp square point. Some pits are to be found under the tarnish but I think they will sand out. Scales are in beatutiful condition except for a tiny chipout 1/32" deep by 1/4" long right along the edge at the pivot end. I won't use them except for the brass anyway. This one will probably be the one to wear the ebony scales.

It has been a while since I got a pleasant surprise on e-bay.

That's a nice win there Vlad. It will be great to see the magic you've done on it when you're finished.

Originally Posted by vladsch

I won't use them except for the brass anyway. This one will probably be the one to wear the ebony scales.

I would keep the scales on this one, since they are in good condition, and wait for some scaleless blade that comes along...

Nenad

Nice for you Vlad. that's a pretty decent win. I've already decided that the duckies aren't for me since the prices are too high. But that price for that razor is pretty good. I expect that you'll be restoring the gold layering on it like you did to another one?

Oh great, yet another vlad restoration for me to bid on and not win...

/sigh

I'll go console myself with the NOS revisor I got from Gary while I wait for honemeister Joe to put the finishing touches on my W&B.

-- Gary F.

I will have to see how the restoration of the blade goes. It is a very delicate grind so I will have to go extra slow and easy on it. The pitting will be a pain to get out. Can't just hunker down for 9 hours of sanding like the W&B. That much sanding will probably grid enough of the metal off to crack the blade.

I just cracked a full hollow blade that I was restoring so I will give myself a few days off by working on nice heavy W&B blades to regain confidence. So, I will have a few days to think over what I am going to do with this one.

Alexander, if the blade restores fine then I will restore the gold plating on the tang and tail.

Nenad, the scales do have a small chip that I can sand out and polish but I am dying to make a nice ebony set for a goldedge. I have another GE on its way to me that cost me more than double, it was listed as 6/8. I might use it's scales for the brass inlays.

On the other hand, I can always make my own brass inlays and save these scales for the future. I am not a fan of celluloid. It has a limited shelf life and even in the best conditions will start to decompose over time. So the original scales won't last as long as my custom ones.

Originally Posted by vladsch

On the other hand, I can always make my own brass inlays ...

Would you make them to look like the Ducks?
Would you make them from brass?
Could you make a set from silver?
Would that be harder than coating a brass set?
Am I being too obvious?
I think a set of Sterling Silver bolster inlays would look super nice on Ebony scales personally.

X

Another droolable Vlad special in the wind, I can feel it.

Green swamp kauri scales would look reeeaaaaal nice.

I really need a DD, maybe if I send you a whole tree we can do a deal

Gary

Originally Posted by vladsch

Nenad, the scales do have a small chip that I can sand out and polish but I am dying to make a nice ebony set for a goldedge. I have another GE on its way to me that cost me more than double, it was listed as 6/8. I might use it's scales for the brass inlays.

I am sure Ebony would look gorgeous on the DD blade, but I was thinking that you might want to preserve the scales as a historic value, since they are rare to find in that condition. True, celuloid deteriorates, but these are in great condition. Maybe you can mix some epoxy with fillings from that Yellow heart wood, and do the piece that is missing? And for brass inlays from the DD scales, often on e-boy there are wrinkled scales that might be of use.

Oh, I just received the Cocobolo kit from you. The wood is even more gorgeous in person. Thanx!!

Nenad

Originally Posted by gfoster

Oh great, yet another vlad restoration for me to bid on and not win...
-- Gary F.

e-bay is finicky. You might get lucky. My auctions are only 3 days so that helps with the luck factor. You never know.

Originally Posted by xman

Would you make them to look like the Ducks?
Would you make them from brass?
Could you make a set from silver?
Would that be harder than coating a brass set?
Am I being too obvious?
I think a set of Sterling Silver bolster inlays would look super nice on Ebony scales personally.
X

Yes, I would make them from brass, I can also make them from copper.

Silver sheet would be much more expensive than brass and I don't have the silver sheet. However, I can always get some plating solution and plate the brass.

Brass or copper can be silver plated. Since I put a coat of CA over the inlays the plating won't rub off so it is a viable option.

Silver might look nice but it won't go as well as brass with the gold plated tang. The brass can also be gold plated for a perfect match to the tang.

Originally Posted by garythepenman

Another droolable Vlad special in the wind, I can feel it.

Green swamp kauri scales would look reeeaaaaal nice.

I really need a DD, maybe if I send you a whole tree we can do a deal
Gary

No need for the whole tree. A few feet of trunk will suffice.

I think I will get me an 8/8 Friodur and make Kauri scales for it, including the nice twins and Friodur brass inlay.

Originally Posted by superfly

I am sure Ebony would look gorgeous on the DD blade, but I was thinking that you might want to preserve the scales as a historic value, since they are rare to find in that condition. True, celuloid deteriorates, but these are in great condition. Maybe you can mix some epoxy with fillings from that Yellow heart wood, and do the piece that is missing? And for brass inlays from the DD scales, often on e-boy there are wrinkled scales that might be of use.

Oh, I just received the Cocobolo kit from you. The wood is even more gorgeous in person. Thanx!!

Nenad

If I were to keep this razor then I would not even bother with the epoxy. The tiny chip can be sanded out and polished and it won't even show. But since I am going to auction it off, I will customize it.

I might save the scales for later use on another blade that I will keep.