Hey guys
I posted in the general straight razor thread and figured I’d throw it up in here as well.
I’ve recently decided to try my hand at restoration and purchased a TI 1196 for some significant coin (for a restore) as well as some “beater blades” to practice on. TI was about 80 with shipping from France and the beaters were 9 each bought as a set.
I’m trying to stick with hand tools because I feel like it gives me more of a personal connection to the razor. So hand sanding instead of using power tools and all that jazz.
I attempted to use a flush cutter to unpin but the flush cutter got destroyed in the process (I did manage to unpin though). So I’ve decided to go with a dremel to unpin in the future as my only power tool acquiescence. I have no idea which dremel to buy but am doing my due diligence.
I successfully unpinned a beater then got excited and attempted to unpin the TI, damaging the scales in the process. So now I’m looking to make some custom scales. I’m thinking about going with faux ivory from masecraft with a pearl inlay to match the original TI scales. But the rest I’ll make with anything I can get my hands on. And I’m leaving the rest of the TI restore for last now.
So far I’ve only hand sanded one blade (for hours) and clearly I haven’t started at a low enough grit and moved up way too fast in grit progression. Chalk it up to a learning curve.
So far I’ve acquired W/D sandpaper at 220, 400, 500, 1000, 1200, 1500 and 3000 grits. Flush cutters (that are in the garbage). And some 1/16 brass rod but no washers. I plan on getting a 4 oz ball peen hammer from Ace hardware, some lower grit sandpaper and some washers. As well as a coping saw and a dremel.
Anyway, here’s some pictures. Let me know what you guys think. And if you have any tips or hints that could help it would be greatly appreciated.
TI
I posted in the general straight razor thread and figured I’d throw it up in here as well.
I’ve recently decided to try my hand at restoration and purchased a TI 1196 for some significant coin (for a restore) as well as some “beater blades” to practice on. TI was about 80 with shipping from France and the beaters were 9 each bought as a set.
I’m trying to stick with hand tools because I feel like it gives me more of a personal connection to the razor. So hand sanding instead of using power tools and all that jazz.
I attempted to use a flush cutter to unpin but the flush cutter got destroyed in the process (I did manage to unpin though). So I’ve decided to go with a dremel to unpin in the future as my only power tool acquiescence. I have no idea which dremel to buy but am doing my due diligence.
I successfully unpinned a beater then got excited and attempted to unpin the TI, damaging the scales in the process. So now I’m looking to make some custom scales. I’m thinking about going with faux ivory from masecraft with a pearl inlay to match the original TI scales. But the rest I’ll make with anything I can get my hands on. And I’m leaving the rest of the TI restore for last now.
So far I’ve only hand sanded one blade (for hours) and clearly I haven’t started at a low enough grit and moved up way too fast in grit progression. Chalk it up to a learning curve.
So far I’ve acquired W/D sandpaper at 220, 400, 500, 1000, 1200, 1500 and 3000 grits. Flush cutters (that are in the garbage). And some 1/16 brass rod but no washers. I plan on getting a 4 oz ball peen hammer from Ace hardware, some lower grit sandpaper and some washers. As well as a coping saw and a dremel.
Anyway, here’s some pictures. Let me know what you guys think. And if you have any tips or hints that could help it would be greatly appreciated.
TI
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