F.W.Engels "Argo Steel' I have two FWE razors. One with a nice blade, that needs a little restoration. It also has non-factory bone scales. The other has a worn blade, and nice restorable FWE scales. I will attempt to put the nicer blade, into the nicer scales, and restore them both, as I go. I will post as I go along. Donor Blade w/Bone scales on top.
A little hiccup. After removing the blades, from the scales, with a Jewelers saw(Hacksaw), a small problem was revealed. The donor blade is a fraction longer than the other blade. So, the fitment of the donor blade causes the tip of the blade to hit the Wedge, in the scales. I have some small files, just for such an occasion. Plus, the donor blade came with a tiny chip in the tip, at the toe end. I planned on smoothing it out, when restoring the blade, anyway. So, just a little filing, inside the scales, on the wedge, then off to the blade work. I can always whittle the wedge down some more, if needed.
It took a while to get the wedge, to where I wanted it. The tightest fit I've had. The scales were sanded from 400-2000, buffed out, then polished with Flitz.
The blade was another matter. It had heavy pitting where the rust was. So, the polishing only went so far. After that, I blued the tang, like it originally was. The photo makes it look lighter than it is. Next is the pinning.
Finished, as much as I wish. I do wish I had a belt sander, for knives/razors, so some of this deep pitting could be taken care of. Oh well. I had to enlarge the pivot pin hole, with a small hand drill. I need to order some smaller pins, and collars. The blade is perfectly centered, and snug. Next up, will be the stones, when I get around to it.