Well not a total restoration, but I knowingly bought this one with cracked scales at the hinge. Hinges were a real pain to remove. No wonder they were bent . Good thing I didn't want to save them. Blade removed and shined up. This is actuality cheating. The blade was the reason I stole, er bought this razor. This took awhile. Deciding on the scale design. Any comments/ thoughts here! Padauk on the top, olive wood on the bottom. I'll have to re-saw the olive wood on the band saw. Undecided what to use. Whatever I use, I'll have a set of new shoes available for the next project I have all the tools and hardware. Now all I need are the skills and experience . Any ideas, tips and encouragement appreciated the
I think that you can do it. Just go slow and think things through... Expect a mistake or two along the way but keep after it... You will get it done.
The wood has been selected, and glued together to begin the process. I went with the padauk. I thought the red tones would be a little different. I also had to make another hour round trip cuz I forgot to get something for the wedge. I found a nice piece of ebony that would give a nice contrast. The scales have been cut. I also re-sawed the olive wood for another set and sawed several slices off the ebony for wedges. Sanding and some more sanding and a little more sanding. The grain is really starting to pop. The scales are drilled and the wedge fitted and glued into position. Now I have to decide on the finish. I've worked in the furniture industry when I was a youngster. I have a fair amount of expierience wit poly. With half dozen coats, I can rub it out to 2k and polish for that glassy look. I'm tempted to try the super glue finish but have never monkeyed around with that.
After some investigation, due to the durability; I decided on a CA finish. I've been laying down coats and rough sanding every third coat. I'm about to call it a night and come back tomorrow. I still need to pick up a couple grits of sandpaper yet. Geez, I really hope this turns out.
Coming out really well and good choice on the ca finish. Can't wait to see it finished. Woodcraft sells a nice sanding file set that's just like a nail file, is what I use and works quite well.
Thanks for that tip I've been studying and following a thread on the SRP that Glen aka @gssixgun posted there back in 2011. So if this fails; I'm gonna blame him
Below the final sanding is completed. 32o,400, 600 wet and 1500 wet. The finish is very level with no shiny spots. They feel smooth as glass, but clearly a satin finish. We'll just so happens that I have Turtle Wax polishing compound. We'll know the outcome directly...... Two applications of the polishing compound, a little buffing and voila!! Deep glassy finish! Amazing. The pictures look pretty good, but really pop in person! Next up is the final assembly. Here's hoping for the best
It's all pinned and everything is nice and tight. I still need to do a little detailing to get all the books and crannies cleaned out. I'm actually pretty happy with the way it turned out. I'll probably be honing in the next day or so, before taking for a test drive. Thanks for the encouragement and putting up with me on this project
