Thread: Thoso restoring

This is my first attempt to restore a very old Thoso - Solingen, I found it in a old barber shop. The blade was in a really bad state, before to trash it I tried to clean the steel with several abrasive papers. Then I made the new scales from a well seasoned olive wood. Now this razor works like a charm, but the heavy pitting is still there, any suggestion how to stop any further corrosion?

Keep it oiled lightly with something like mineral oil and it should be ok.
Nice work on the scales too BTW
Grant

Good work!

That's one of my favorite scale shapes. Olive was a good choice. The shot with the razor holding it self open shows how well you did on the pinning.

Jonathan

Originally Posted by Rampa

but the heavy pitting is still there, any suggestion how to stop any further corrosion?

I'm just a newbie, but you've asked two questions here. One about pitting and the other about further corrosion.
Perhaps the experts here can help you about getting rid of the (to me) staining. It doesn't look like active rust
or anything that will harm the razor. Do you want to risk losing the etching ?

You might try MAAS/simichrome/Bluemagic etc.
It'll remove the darkness, but the pit won't disappear.
Good luck.

Thank you very much for your for your replies and the feedback on the scales, I live in Italy and the olive wood here is not a problem Also the shape is from the original celluloid scales. Now the razor looks a bit post modern.
Since the rust should be stopped, I'll use a bit of mineral oil