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Straight Razor Restoration Thread
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Before I’m and done, I’m going to owe Iryna a new bottle of nail polish....
Yadda Yadda Yadda, Blah Blah Blah.... lolWhat Matt says he used it for
What he is really doing with it during the lockdown
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What is this? Can’t see anything.... but I have a feeling it’s about me...
LOL, it was this...What is this? Can’t see anything.... but I have a feeling it’s about me...
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Beautiful razor Matt. Your grandpa would be proud!
Thanks mike, it was 4 years in the making. I’ll hone it this weekend!
seannottingham
Shave Member
Some time ago I acquired a W&B for a restoration project.
I did most of the work a while back but I just recently did a bit more and have pulled this one out of the old Gerstner Box.
This is a 7/8 Wedge.
Before and After.
Still need to finish setting the bevel and honed up.
I did most of the work a while back but I just recently did a bit more and have pulled this one out of the old Gerstner Box.
This is a 7/8 Wedge.
Before and After.
Still need to finish setting the bevel and honed up.
seannottingham
Shave Member
Thank you,
I started high then went low hand sanding it. Then some dremel sanding off a bench vise, then back to hand sanding from 600 up to 2000 grit wet/dry paper.
Back to the dremel to polish using MAAS with the cotton pads then the soft cotton disks.
For the scales I hand sanded then used tung oil a few times.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Very nice, thank you.
Nice work.
seannottingham
Shave Member
Thank you
Decisions Decisions.....
seannottingham
Shave Member
Is it conceivable that a guy could get those bolsters put on some other tribute style scales?
It is conceivable! You can melt the scales with Acetone and then gently transplant them onto what ever scales a man would like to use. I’ve thought about it in this case, but I may just fix the scales with some cleaver epoxy work.
I cleaned up and brought this old Shumate Razor Co. “Shumate’s Barber,” back to life(circa 1904-1920). It is an interesting example of a nickel plated straight razor. You don’t see too many of them, but this one I spotted a mile off. They have a dull/matte metal look to them also this one has a little bit of “bubbling” on the non-show side where the metal was starting to pit.
Cleanup didn’t take too long. I used 3k wet dry sand paper to knock off any minor rust I found. Then I took it to the buffers and cleaned up the scales which removed 90% of the discoloration. The scales seemed to have shrunk just a tiny bit and so the toe was catching on the wedge ever so slightly. I used a small file to mill down the inside edge of the wedge, rather than unpin and sand it down(decided against, because the pivot has little rust in it and why risk busting the scales). Finally I tightened the scales up a bit with about 150 light taps from my trusty pinning hammer.
I was getting nowhere quick at work today, so I took the afternoon off early(waiting on other people). So, I went ahead and honed it 1-4-8K on Naniwa Super Stones and then finished it on my Escher Barbers Delight Thuringian. This one just wanted to come together! It had a couple of small chips in the edge, about half the length of the bevel, so after working them out the edge came together really quickly.
I decided to go for the cycle, Cleaning, Restoring, honing, and shaving with it. It gave me a buttery smooth shave except for a small cut(due to my inattention). I’m really happy with how this one turned out! Now it’s off to a new home tomorrow, I hope it makes the new owner as happy as it’s made me!
Cleanup didn’t take too long. I used 3k wet dry sand paper to knock off any minor rust I found. Then I took it to the buffers and cleaned up the scales which removed 90% of the discoloration. The scales seemed to have shrunk just a tiny bit and so the toe was catching on the wedge ever so slightly. I used a small file to mill down the inside edge of the wedge, rather than unpin and sand it down(decided against, because the pivot has little rust in it and why risk busting the scales). Finally I tightened the scales up a bit with about 150 light taps from my trusty pinning hammer.
I was getting nowhere quick at work today, so I took the afternoon off early(waiting on other people). So, I went ahead and honed it 1-4-8K on Naniwa Super Stones and then finished it on my Escher Barbers Delight Thuringian. This one just wanted to come together! It had a couple of small chips in the edge, about half the length of the bevel, so after working them out the edge came together really quickly.
I decided to go for the cycle, Cleaning, Restoring, honing, and shaving with it. It gave me a buttery smooth shave except for a small cut(due to my inattention). I’m really happy with how this one turned out! Now it’s off to a new home tomorrow, I hope it makes the new owner as happy as it’s made me!