Thread: First restoration!

Here is a picture of my first razor restoration. I used the tutorials in Bills CD, which made the whole excercise quite enjoyable!



The razor is a Boker King Cutter, which I sanded down to 1200 grit. The scales are Olivewood, with brass pins and phosphor bronze washers.

OK, so there are a load of faults, but for a first attempt, I am particularly pleased! Can't wait to hone him up!

I have a Wolstenholm razor that I am going to have a go at next!

That looks really nice for a first go, well done!

Congrats. Please keep it up!

X

nice job, looks really nice, id do more myself but time is running away with me...look out usa here i come...lol

sweet work...simon

Very nice job but I`m not realy happy ,you said there are a load of faults,I just payed $800AU for these new glasses and frames , I cant see any,bugger I`ll have to take them back
Well Done
Kind regards Peter

Hey it looks a lot better than my first job but I'm taking it as a learning experience and fully expect the second one to be A LOT better. I have more room for improvement than you as I'm starting further back

Looks good to me!
But, I know what you mean....working on it makes you see what others do not (hopefully )

I DO have a question though, the scales look great, did you put anything on them (CA, truoil, etc)?

C utz

Originally Posted by C utz

Looks good to me!
But, I know what you mean....working on it makes you see what others do not (hopefully )

I DO have a question though, the scales look great, did you put anything on them (CA, truoil, etc)?

C utz

I applied 5 coats of Tung oil and then finished with a paste wax.

To be honest, I experimented with CA on a scrap bit of wood and got myself into a right mess
So I decided to go with the Tung oil

I got a decent finish out of CA with no sanding b/w coats but the fumes were terrible, especially when using a heat-gun. Truoil may be a bit slower but it's safer and healthier to work with.

Nice work!!