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05-06-2011, 09:37 AM #1Geriatric Gamer/Surf Fisher
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Regeldso - nothin' to lose.
Picked this up yesterday at a local antique shop for 5 bucks. The scales are toast (warped badly), but the blade isn't in bad shape with just some surface scratches and petina. The edge is in good shape.
I'll be setting in with a first restoration attempt - probably with a goal of cleaning and polishing the blade enough to please me, rescaling, and making it shave ready.
Anybody seen one of these?
Wish me luck.
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05-06-2011, 02:52 PM #2
Try honing it before spending any time on cleanup. That edge, in the second photo, looks like it is toast. It may have pin holes through the first 1/8th inch back from the edge. I bought a couple razors at a garage sale yesterday in the rain..and, like yours, not good for anything but my old scale box for repair work.
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05-06-2011, 03:16 PM #3Geriatric Gamer/Surf Fisher
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My camera and photos are most likely the real problem, Richard.
There's nothing about that edge I can't fix.
A little steel wool and my Norton would bring it right back, but the scales are toast.
I could shave with it today if I honed it, but cutting my fingers off during the sanding would be a real drag.
I'm going to be doing this restore totaly by hand. I assure you, there will be no power tools used in the process. I don't have any.
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05-06-2011, 08:23 PM #4Senior Member
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i'm hoping to do my first restore my hand also. keep taking pictures of your process and start a thread posting some pictures. it would be a great tutorial. good luck with the razor!
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05-08-2011, 05:50 AM #5Senior Member
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Wow, good luck man, keep us posted on your progress. I'm looking forward to it!
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05-09-2011, 07:15 PM #6Senior Member
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Good luck. I'm down 95 in Richmond and doing the same thing. I've been keeping a log and lots of pics. I'll post something once I feel I have something worth posting. One thing I did pick up was a clampable bench vise from harbor freight.
Amazon.com: NEW Table Clamp - On Bench Vise Jewelers Jewelry Tool: Home Improvement
I can clamp this to my desk and then clamp blades to it with some rubber pieces to protect the blade from marring... then go to town.
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