What's on your work bench right now?
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Working through a bunch of new to me or road razors that need the edges touched up or renewed....semi retos if you want to call it that....lol.
George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated IXL Washington Works 11/16th barbers notch
This is how it arrived to me
Scales was shot so they was removed and went in to the trash can, but a pattern was taken first then the
Blade was sanded from a 1000k grit through to 8000k. As the blade was not to bad pitting wise new scales was cut sanded and polished, but I did not go to heavy on it left a dull finish as I wanted to keep the grinding marks.
So this is the razor now
Ended up a very nice razor.....
This is how it arrived to me
Scales was shot so they was removed and went in to the trash can, but a pattern was taken first then the
Blade was sanded from a 1000k grit through to 8000k. As the blade was not to bad pitting wise new scales was cut sanded and polished, but I did not go to heavy on it left a dull finish as I wanted to keep the grinding marks.
So this is the razor now
Ended up a very nice razor.....
I agree!
But I was fed up today and had a set of Amber scales doing nothing, then I found a blade with no scales doing nothing so I tried the blade and a perfect match.
so I set to made a wedge out of blue and pinned the sucker up and here is todays job..... these was the scales from post above #682
Now with a unmarked blade
And yes it has been honed might use in for tomorrows shave of the day
so I set to made a wedge out of blue and pinned the sucker up and here is todays job..... these was the scales from post above #682
Now with a unmarked blade
And yes it has been honed might use in for tomorrows shave of the day
Sweet!!! I need stuff like that lying around....lol.
Trust me mate it dont happen often... but it did today and they have come up ok.
Next job on the chopping block Geo Wostenholm & Sons Double Concave IXL razor, this is how the postman brought it to me this morning...…
So I have removed the scales as they are wood and look rough now in the trash bin, did some light sanding on the blade from 1000 grit as blade looks not to bad up to 8000 grid and a light polish.
This is the blade now..... But it was Hiding some thing ….
The Backside
The Front side
Bit more of a polish
Now I dont think I will get it any better than that without I lose the etching so I'm going to leave it at that, now just need to make some new scales..... I think this one calls for some black horn.....
So I have removed the scales as they are wood and look rough now in the trash bin, did some light sanding on the blade from 1000 grit as blade looks not to bad up to 8000 grid and a light polish.
This is the blade now..... But it was Hiding some thing ….
The Backside
The Front side
Bit more of a polish
Now I dont think I will get it any better than that without I lose the etching so I'm going to leave it at that, now just need to make some new scales..... I think this one calls for some black horn.....
Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
Just a few Gold Dollar 66's. Almost ready for scales and honing by The Method. These are all from the junkpile, with issues mostly cosmetic, but too good to toss. The shorty, second from the left, got broke and shortened three times. Tried to give it away and nobody wanted it. That was then, though. A couple of these are gonna be in a pasted balsa strop demo passaround when they are finished, probably the severely pitted shorty at far left, and maybe the one at far right that got magnetized somehow.
Those all look beautiful Slash, even better they are Gold Dollars 66's and what can be done with them.
As we know all to well its endless fun modding those bad boys......
Looking forward to seeing the scales!
Well Gent's here she is all done and dusted Geo Wostenholm & Sons Double Concave IXL razor, Now sporting black horn scales.....
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Salvaged this set of S.R. Droescher Tennis scales from a rat razor(got duped on eBay with this one). When collecting razors gives you lemons, make lemonade out of the parts! So, I threw these scales on another Tennis razor, a Dovo Fritz Bracht in near NOS condition. The Dovo’s scales were warped and shrunken, so they were scrapped. Not the nicest set of scales, but I’m happy with it!
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Salvaged this set of S.R. Droescher Tennis scales from a rat razor(got duped on eBay with this one). When collecting razors gives you lemons, make lemonade out of the parts! So, I threw these scales on another Tennis razor, a Dovo Fritz Bracht in near NOS condition. The Dovo’s scales were warped and shrunken, so they were scrapped. Not the nicest set of scales, but I’m happy with it!
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That is one beautiful Dovo!!! But I see a lot of razors with the scales shrunken and warped, the warped bit you can understand possible left in the sun I cannot think why they shrink. so will the modern razors do the same makes you wonder...
Luecke2326 You did a fantastic job on that one you would not be able to tell......
Nice work guys!!
Wonder how many people i can make go nuts in the hotel if i brought a Dremel with me to polish razors
Wonder how many people i can make go nuts in the hotel if i brought a Dremel with me to polish razors
Nice work guys!!
Wonder how many people i can make go nuts in the hotel if i brought a Dremel with me to polish razors
I can see your getting the itch Dean!!! dremel should be ok for polishing grinding might be a problem...
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Thanks Ian! I bet even the modern plastics will shrink and warp, but only time will tell. If you own any of your razors for 60-70 years, you might be able to tell us. Though by then, I’ll be in my 90’s-100 and I may not care by then lol....
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Nice work guys!!
Wonder how many people i can make go nuts in the hotel if i brought a Dremel with me to polish razors
Go for it, the humming of your dremel might put some people to sleep!
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well I can say I wont be around in 60 to 70 years time, as that would put me at 115 to 125 years old I will be long gone lol......
But it will give the new members something to do reading our post
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