Dairy? Diary? or is it Dire-y of Diseased Collector.

[Wombat ESQ]

Well, one place to keep it all together? Maybe? Add to over time?

 

[Wombat ESQ]

.... continues

Nothings off limits, but if I don't like it, I dont collect it just because! Thats saying a nice razor is in the eye of the beer holder.

 

[desertcat]

Impressive collection. What's in the pastel boxes in the first photos?

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Impressive collection. What's in the pastel boxes in the first photos?

English Souplex Nymph ladies the bigger sets are the 'Deluxe' ... The outer boxes Left to Right are from oldest to newest versions. Souplex stopped making these round 1960? in favour of bakelite/plastic kitchen utensils, yet I have a blade box with a bar code, so they still made blades for them into the 80's?

No red one found .... yet? but I live in hope.

 

[thombrogan]

Thank you for sharing your inner sanctum with us!

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Thank you for sharing your inner sanctum with us!

Sanctum? or is that Sanitarium? And you're welcome, I love the hobby.

Well here is todays pic from The Sanitarium
British Laurel 'Boudoir' razors.......

The white gloves come out for the second litho tin, not pristine but very very few marks on it, I like to look at my ''stuff'' but that one lives carefully wrapped in a dark drawer well away from that ultraviolent light.

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Todays effort,

British Myatt's [forgot the sizing blade] they are seven/eights of an inch square when closed.

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Todays effort .. French Fem R..... just look at the name .. I say it wrong and spell it wrong anyway ......

 

[Wombat ESQ]

3 razors by "Gordon" from good ole Britain ..
two Gordon Gleaner Souvenir and one Gordon Gleaner Mijit . . . . . .

just to blow my own nose, the gleaner blades are very hard to come by.....

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Bean a bit slack on the pictures, like. But is full steam ahead on overcrowding a case or two, maybe three .......

bit of resto, tidy up ... clean .... or just thats good enough till next time boredom job to do a better job!

Sanded to a massive 320 grit ... brass is forgiving, I see no reason to progress further than 320

Polished ... Autosol on a small buff low speed

Degreased and straight in the nickle pickle

30 to 50 seconds, 12volt 1 amp [i cant get 5volt success]

Final buff with genuine woven Marino Wool

A Thin short handled Fat handle 7O'clock...... there's a description 'n a 'arf

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Before .....

After ....

Another 7O'clock

 

[Wombat ESQ]

No Name ..... shelved that job ... filed in the too hard basket ... needs polish up and under the guard ...... filed for now.

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Before ....

After ......

Before .....

After ....

TOMORROW ....... !! [maybe]

 

[huck1680]

Quite an eclectic collection! I now want to look into getting an Emu egg...

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Quite an eclectic collection! I now want to look into getting an Emu egg...

Thank you. Carved eggs are real nice, I just have a UV faded one, I swear it was global worming that did it?

Tomorrow turned into Today .. whatever day this is ...

what looks good in the polish state looks rough in a photo ... hmmm ... but is good enough for a dime a dozen slim

My eyes aint that great no more, a few file marks still in there, must do better next time!

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Next time ..... a weird wobbygong handle off who nose what? paired with a real beaten beater gillette head
but some Monkey Magic and it's presentable ...

Bent tooth ... no problems, done one before so I'm one from one or 100% success rate

UGHLY turning divot ... slack manufacturing

Prettier than that 20 dollah **** , Mr Taggart ....

Still 100% .... two from two ... what bent tooth? I don't see no bent tooth!

No ... ughly bit either .....

Not bad ... .... but hell, perfection costs time and money and a twenny dollah razor, Mr Taggart, is a twenny dollah razor even if you spend fifty on it

hmmm the next two are challenging.... be a week off now to have another date with the hubble telescope and a laser beam

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Yep that's a week off, I can't count nor add up or account for unexpected outcomes, but third time round with the hubble telescope I did get to see inside myself, kind of gross but really cool at the same time and damn uncomfortable when they turned it to look back on itself.

so ...... the two challenges
one is a Canadian box, Canadian razor, Canadian blade, Canadian silver and a NOS Canadian CRACK!!!

Second looks good from the top

And even better from the bottom

three in the queue, now .... I've done one crack before with silver solder [''soddah'', if you can't say solder] because I'm just not into gluing metal, the handle was no prize before or after but was a concept trial, that proved the concept but the technique was lacking. Low and behold this one turns up bleedin near nos, need contemplate it?

As for Mr Never Ready, could it fall apart any further? well yes it will before the end ..... and the bottom is warped ........ steam? ..... need contemplate it?

While they go in the queue, next is His Royal Grubness........ >>To be Continued>>

 

[Guido75]

This is so cool!! Excellent pictures and journaling. I love it!!

 

[Wombat ESQ]

>>>Continued>>>

Grubby .....

Lid is less than optimal .....Razor is near new.....

Round one .... a little better ....

The stropper is well used ... yet exterior is good condition ....

lets mask over that wear .....

NO!!!! You canNOT plate nickel over chrome ....... !!

Round two on the lid .....

Hinge needs a repair and replate .......

All honkeydory ........

Reassemble, then file it in the cabinet to be brought out at the will reading >>>>>>

 

[Wombat ESQ]