I second the belt sander! A 3"x36" benchtop model with a 5" or 6" disc on the side does wonders. Mine is a cheap H.F. unit.
The Non-hobbyist restore/rescale picture thread (not official hobbyist for B&B)
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I just got one but I have yet to pull it out of its box.
But I see exactly what you mean.
But I see exactly what you mean.
Also thick bone will not bend so you might have issues closing the blade fully in the scales if there is no tapered wedge and the tail of the blade is taperes (hard to explain without a drawing lol)
Yes, I had to use a wedge larger than if there was more flex.
First attempt with a rescale.
Far from perfect but far above the stock GD 300 hideously misaligned purple scales.
They're zebra wood cut scaled from the Hart steel razors. I coated with 2 coats of varathane. I had to plug the hole from an earlier error and the drill skipped while I was putting the pin hole.
I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome. Especially now that the blade doesn't hit the scale when I close it but the scales are a little large on that blade.
Far from perfect but far above the stock GD 300 hideously misaligned purple scales.
They're zebra wood cut scaled from the Hart steel razors. I coated with 2 coats of varathane. I had to plug the hole from an earlier error and the drill skipped while I was putting the pin hole.
I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome. Especially now that the blade doesn't hit the scale when I close it but the scales are a little large on that blade.
Here is a Manhattan Cutlery Co. 13/16" near wedge that took nearly as long to hone as it did to polish up.
Sorry, again, for the poor pictures.
Sorry, again, for the poor pictures.
It took me a while, but I finished tonight the rescaling of my Juan Vollmer's Volcan #14.
I made the scales out of Californian Sequoia Redwood, with a Spanish Oak wedge.
I made the scales out of Californian Sequoia Redwood, with a Spanish Oak wedge.
Very nice!
I was pretty happy with how the CA turned out on the Sequoia and the overall razor look, then I looked at the pictures.
I thinned down the top near the pivot pin to try to recenter the hole and reworked the back curve a bit.
Nicer now, but I am thinking I'll stick to a simple shape next time.
W&B first horn rescale. I've wanted to try a jnat edge so it is on its way to Doc .
That a beauty!
Not great pics, but here's a GD I had done from another thread.
Before
After
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After
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^Beauty!
I made a shorty of this W Greaves. Battleship Grey G10, streaked horn wedge,and nickel silver pins .
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Green with envy again! Beautiful modification
Nicely done!
That restored W&B is a beautiful razor.
Thank you. This 8/8 Robeson is my latest restore. Just shaved with it yesterday.
View attachment 527020Definitely drool worthy!
Beautiful restore on the Robeson!
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