Thread: A few easy restores

Here's three razors I finished last night.

I don't have a buffer, so everything is done by hand or using a Dremel (I know Dremel can be a razor killer, and I have killed my share of blades, but a good blade jig, beeing careful and keeping attention reduces the risk)

First one is a C.V Heljestrand MK 31.

It was in pretty good shape, just a little bit of rust on the blade, put the scales where quite warped so it wouldn't close.
Unpinned it, hand sanded the blade, starting with 800 grit, then 1K, 1.2K finishing with 2K and polished with Autosol using dremel with a small felt wheel.
Straightened the scales by holding them over boiling water until they started to get soft, then I placed them between two hardened glass plates with clamps until they had cooled down.

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Next is a MK 32

Not really a restore at all since it was in very good shape, all it needed was a little rubbing with oiled 0000 steel wool to remove a few light rust spots and a polish.
There was also a tiny chip in the edge that had to be taken down with a DMT 325.

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Last is a C.W. Dahlgren 6/8 in ebony scales.

This one needed a bit more work, the scales where cracked by the pivot, and the blade had quite a bit og rust and pitting.
Hand sanded with 800 - 1K - 1.2K - 2K and polished with Autosol, it's a full hollow blade, so I didn't want to attack it too hard with the sanding and left a little bit of the worst pitting.

The scales I cleaned and glued the crack with superglue before I sanded it smooth with 800 and 1.2K, pretty happy with the result, the crack is just barely visible.

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Any feedback appreciated, thanks for looking

Very nice!!
On the cracked scales, a very thin brass liner under the crack will strengthen that area up very nicely. I've done that on a few of mine and it works great

This is proof that you don't need expensive tools to produce great results. Impressive.

Love the Swedish steel, especially the C.V Heljestrand's

Why did you kill the thumb notch on them all? Is the background just playing tricks on me?

Background + lighting. The thumb notches are still there.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Why did you kill the thumb notch on them all? Is the background just playing tricks on me?

Originally Posted by Bruno

Background + lighting. The thumb notches are still there.

I didn't notice this until now, black was probably not the best choice for backdrop, I'll use a different color next time.