Hello and thanks for looking. It's been a while since I've posted here, but I've been a member for a while, and have been straight razor shaving for several years now. I have tons of vintage razors, strops new and old, and I have rescaled one razor before in wood, when I first started. But this particular razor is my favorite. It's a circa 1820-1860 Frederic Wallace, which is not a brand that I have seen before. It used to say Standard no. 1 on the side, but that has mostly worn off, because this was the razor that I learned to hone a wedge with.
This isn't near my oldest or most valuable razor, but it's by far my best shaving, and it's my favorite. It is a US Civil War artifact, which I purchased out of a lot with some civil war goods maybe 8 or 9 years ago.
Anyway, finally, to the point. The scales are falling apart. They are ox horn. They are getting soft and basically peeling away. I have the scales coated in epoxy now, just to hold them together. I don't have the skill to do this razor justice. I'm looking for someone to re-scale it for me. Does any one feel they could give it a shot (not for free of course). I does not need to be honed, restored, or polished. Just rescaled.
The more I ramble here, I might be willing to try it myself, if someone could point me in the right direction. What tools and materials do I need? Again, this is my absolute favorite razor, so I don't want to ruin it. If it's too much for an amateur to do in horn, and keep it looking good, I'm willing to pay for the service. I love this razor.
This isn't near my oldest or most valuable razor, but it's by far my best shaving, and it's my favorite. It is a US Civil War artifact, which I purchased out of a lot with some civil war goods maybe 8 or 9 years ago.
Anyway, finally, to the point. The scales are falling apart. They are ox horn. They are getting soft and basically peeling away. I have the scales coated in epoxy now, just to hold them together. I don't have the skill to do this razor justice. I'm looking for someone to re-scale it for me. Does any one feel they could give it a shot (not for free of course). I does not need to be honed, restored, or polished. Just rescaled.
The more I ramble here, I might be willing to try it myself, if someone could point me in the right direction. What tools and materials do I need? Again, this is my absolute favorite razor, so I don't want to ruin it. If it's too much for an amateur to do in horn, and keep it looking good, I'm willing to pay for the service. I love this razor.