Thread: My late Uncles Puma 6/8 w/crack.. Help

Originally Posted by stonehenge

If you are determined to have something useful rather than just having a keepsake, people make excellent carving knives out of old beat up razors using the thick spine and half the blade. It wouldn't be a razor anymore, but it could be a fine sloyd knife.

Ha ha very funny...So what youre saying is Larry is steering me wrong? I thought he was well respected here?

Nobody is steering you wrong,the blade can be made to shave again,but is trash the way it is.
Put it away and forget about it,sure as hell,down the road you will run across the same razor with a perfect blade and trashed scales,than all can be made whole again.

go for what YOU want...everyone can give you an opinion but in the end, you should do what you would like with it....if it works out thats great, if not...keep it as a shelf item goodluck

IMHO I think that you would have a razor that you could shave with, but you may end up being upset at what you did to that gorgeous piece of art. If you know for a fact that you don't care about how the razor will look after it is done being restored then go for it. If the converse is true then polish it and have it on display!

As one of the other replies alludes to, the spine may need thinning to achieve a proper bevel angle, this would also change the appearance of the razor.

Your choice in the end, GOOD LUCK