Does anyone perform any maintenance specific to framebacks. I will start.
When I recently restored a Joseph Rodgers 6/8 frameback there was gunk in the (two) interfaces between the frameback metal and the faces of the blade. I tried to carefully sand and steel wool the interfaces, and then used Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean any residual gunk. Worked out pretty well.
After using the razor, I was concerned about water getting into the interfaces creating more gunk, so I simply held the razor parallel to the ground with the edge facing up, and repeated the process using the Q-tips and alcohol based on the theory that the alcohol would displace any water that might have seeped into the interfaces.
Good idea or am I overthinking this whole thing?
When I recently restored a Joseph Rodgers 6/8 frameback there was gunk in the (two) interfaces between the frameback metal and the faces of the blade. I tried to carefully sand and steel wool the interfaces, and then used Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean any residual gunk. Worked out pretty well.
After using the razor, I was concerned about water getting into the interfaces creating more gunk, so I simply held the razor parallel to the ground with the edge facing up, and repeated the process using the Q-tips and alcohol based on the theory that the alcohol would displace any water that might have seeped into the interfaces.
Good idea or am I overthinking this whole thing?