Thread: 1830s John Barber Resto

I don't post much any more, but thought maybe you guys would like seeing this.

I've had this razor for almost 2 years now. I hand sanded and then oiled it and put it away. I acquired some faux tortise horn scale material a while ago and also just put it away. Today, I finally had time to get them together.

Before:




After:




You can see I messed up the pivot just slightly. It's a hair off center.


All in all I like it. I needed to do some sanding on the scales, as there are still several deep scratches on the edges from roughing the scales, but I only had an hour to work, so i hit the high points. Also, I'm not sure what those three lines are on the front scale. They just opened up, so I'm assuming a void in the scale?

Lookin good. Nicely done

looking good mate, like te new scales more than the old ones.

Must have cost an arm and a leg! Amazing job getting it back to a beautiful condition!

Well worth the effort, nice job of it.

Bob

Great job. Looks good. I like the new scales.

Here is the one I just got back from diyguy. Yours looks awesome, great job.

http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/p...a4b2b97d05.jpg

It looks terrific.

Very well done. Congrats!