richwood case painted green?
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sucks, but it wouldnt take much sanding to get rid og that cheap looking paint
Too much work. lol.
For reference to those that don't know, it's supposed to look like this:
+1 besides the finish would desapear with sanding.
I have seen some sets with "case made in England" stamped on the box, are those more difficult to find?
I even saw one printed upsidedown, I thought that one was rare, but I might be wrong.
It's a military version 
Nice thick coat of paint too, made sure that they covered everything underneath.....
It's a shame that someone took green paint to a treasure . . .
I can understand a person not knowing when a particular old razor was made. The seller was about 20 years off that mark . . .
What puzzles me is how someone (who's eBay account name indicates that they sell a lot of antiques) can mistake wood for metal. They probably thought it was brass because a magnet didn't stick . . .
I see the paint chipping on the bottom edge . . . sure looks like wood underneath it to me!!
I can understand a person not knowing when a particular old razor was made. The seller was about 20 years off that mark . . .
What puzzles me is how someone (who's eBay account name indicates that they sell a lot of antiques) can mistake wood for metal. They probably thought it was brass because a magnet didn't stick . . .
I see the paint chipping on the bottom edge . . . sure looks like wood underneath it to me!!
The seller seems to think the case is better than the razor too, there are more pics of the case than the razor 
Ow...where's my eye bleach!?!?
Is it worth the price they are asking if one was to try and clean it up? It would be a fun project.
What puzzles me is how someone (who's eBay account name indicates that they sell a lot of antiques) can mistake wood for metal. They probably thought it was brass because a magnet didn't stick . . .
I see the paint chipping on the bottom edge . . . sure looks like wood underneath it to me!!
The first clue, to me anyway, would be the dove-tail corners. I've never seen metal boxes with dove-tail corners.
Ok, well I did it, I purchased it. I hate to see such items like that in miserable condition and need to bring it back to as close to the original condition as I can. we'll see how that goes.
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The first clue, to me anyway, would be the dove-tail corners. I've never seen metal boxes with dove-tail corners.
You say that as if making box joints out of metal would be somehow easier.
Kidding aside, though, technically, I think that is a box joint, not dovetail.
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You say that as if making box joints out of metal would be somehow easier.
Kidding aside, though, technically, I think that is a box joint, not dovetail.
Not being a wood enthusiast, they all look the same to me. If they fit together like a puzzle, it's dovetail -or taking a cue from people around here, box joints are nothing more than "dovetail variants".
Good luck with the resto. Post pics here when you're done.
Well it arrived, let the restoration begin!
Best of luck . . . update us on the outcome, good or not so!
Your a good man Steve....we all want to see how this one comes out.....now get to work.
