Thread: need a little advise

I have this razor that I picked up the other day. All that I can read off the blade is terjung and just below that is azor which I am taking to say Razor. It has what appears to have what used to be clear plastic handles with a metal plaque inset in the front scale the wedge is lead. It was advertised as a Friedman and Louterjung. Blades in pretty good shape

Problem I have is I pulled the hinge pin so I could clean the blade handle and found that the pivot hole in the blade is more square then round looks like it was punched on and anvil with a hardy and swage.

My question to the guys that know is would you just put in a bushing or would you silver solder in a bushing cause if you don't fix it in place its gonna let the blade flop all over the place way I see it.

the other question is the scales have a lot of cracks running along the edges, can these be filled by placing in something like polyuthrene in a vac pot??, I would like to keep the original scales as they don't have any cracks thru the pin holes. Could use some straightening thou.

Here's a good thread Glen did on the pivot hole issue http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...zed-pivot.html

I've used brass rod as well as the epoxy method, and both work well
Grant

I personally don't worry about them (large pin holes), I just repin and go. On the checking in the horn scales, never heard of anyone doing the vacuum & poly...would love to hear if it works. I think most will soak them in neatsfoot oil & just use them if they are straight. I've even heard of guys straightening them via steam & pressing them flat. Many will just use them as they are or replace them, using the originals for a pattern.

Those scales aren't plastic. They look like horn. As shooter said, soak them in neatsfoot oil.

Ok, will have to pick up some when I go to town again. Horn that make it and even better catch off for no more then what I gave for the razor.
photo of it cleaned up some with new nickel pins, i put a brass bushing in the gaping hole in the tang.