Thread: I need some direction on my first restore

I am planning on doing my first rescaling of an old no name razor if not to finish with a master piece, arty least with something fully functional. I am using white oak that is 1/4 (probably too thick), the blade is 6/8 round point.

I was thinking of red stain, and I would like to wax treat it if possible. Before all of that I want to ask for your opinion on the shape that I sketched.

Way to thick if you mean 1/4 inch per side should be less then half that, that will also not alow for flex if they are so thick.
The swoop at the pivot end is going the wrong direction, it is going to be in the way when you are stropping and honing..
The Wedge end is going to be a tight fit, it is possible but getting the "Wedge" in that short a space is going to be hard

All this info is available at the top of this sub-forum in the red sticky

Shape is subjective as long as honing & stropping is not awkward but 1/4 is a tad thick. 1/8 is more like it.
Or, what the guy above said.
IIRC oak tannins can be an issue for rust so if you stain maybe a sealer & stain all in one or use Shellac or similar as a sealer pre wax.

i was expecting to sand off at least 1/16-1/8 with a belt sander. about the angle i already noticed it
well it only takes a small modification.

Here it goes I decided to go with a bit more conventional scale design they still need to be stained and wash. I want to know what you guys think too small? Are the nuts too bulky? Does the style suit the razor shape? Would you scrape it? If you kept it how would you improve it or finish it?

Scale shape looks good but those fasteners are a bit "agricultural" Thing is if you want to pin them traditionally with 1/16 rod, how big are the holes you drilled for the nuts n bolts ?

the bag says 2-56. I do not have a caliper but I will say that they are about 1/16. I do want to avoid using pins. I am going to change the bolts to something brass or gold plated. By the way I am going to grind the bolts off.

Looks good to me!

Now send it to me.

Great job for your first time mate!
I've just finished getting the "so called" functional bandsaw that I bought on ebay to work (I bought a 8 year old model that is no longer in production, with snapped tyres that the seller said were available from the hardware store, they were not, so I had to find a suitable replacement and then learn how to take the wheels off and everything and then put everything back together and mount the blade back on without any instruction manual and minimal mechanical experience.)

These pictures have inspired me to start sketching out shapes for rescaling my bengall! I picked up some nice Horn blanks but their a bit too small (5'') so i might just use them for making wedges, I also bought some African Wenge and Burl blanks.

The white oak looks really nice I might try and find some for myself I've got a razor with cracked scales I think it would suit nicely.

I was going to recommend going to hone depot but you are in Australia. I guess that you can still go to a home improvement sour and buy a small plank, or black whatever they call or there. The piece that I bought measured 1/4"x4"x2' and of course that it's too thick so I had to thin out the scales once shaped. I did everything (almost) by hand. Here is a picture of the finish thing and a list of materials
1 white oak board
Sand paper 100-189
Candle wax(alternative to varnish and stain)
3x 2-56 bolts and nuts (plastic washers optional)
This cost about $15 but I have enough material to make another two sets.
I am also in the process of refurbishing the blade and I have spent $6 for 8 different grit sand paper sheets.