Restorations

[turbo23]

I am new to straight edge shaving. But have, like many of you, fallen in love with it. More then that, I have seen these restorations, and I myself would like to take up the hobby. I saw alot of you purchased blades on ebay. What should I be looking to spend on a old wade&butcher, or reyonlds blade?

[Sejanus]

Welcome!

There are some of the best restorers here, I am sure they can provide a wealth of info.

[Damon]

Personally I don't spend more than $30 but that depends on condition of blade and size. If their is considerable rust or pitting I don't go higher than $8 but I am a user collector, as for the scales I don't care about the scales I'll make my own. Others may spend more depending how bad they want the razor. Or someone who buys strictly as a collector may spend more on a razor just to add it to their collection because of rarity, fancy scales, or odd shaped blade.

And even what I'll pay may change depending how bad I want it.

[CatMan]

Welcome Turbo23!
I agree with Damon about the personal limit for buying on eBay. You may want to order Bill Ellis' CD that has lots of very good advice about restoring straight razors as well as buying them on eBay.
As for restoration, it's possible in any price range, provided you have a decent set of basic tools. For the oak scales in this thread:

Grandpa's razor (http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3606) (scroll down to near the end of the page, please)

for example, I paid for the wood whopping 77 Cents per ft at Home Depot. If you're looking for exotic materials, the price goes up significantly.

Welcome again! You came to the right place. We are all nice people here on the forum, except for me maybe, as I'm moody sometimes. :D
Don't hesitate to ask questions, and enjoy the ride!

[bg42]

good to see you Turbo23, with regards to ebay and cost ,it all depends on what I`m looking for .If I`m after just a blade for restoration there are quite a few from time to time that have real bad scales but relatively good blades, because your starting out that is what I would be looking for as it should be inexpensive,watch out for rust chips pitting and cracks as well as hone ware. As mentioned those problems are covered on Bills CD and much much more,buy that first ,you wont regret it
let us know how you go, ho! and as far as how much ,I wouldn`t go over ten bucks to start
Kind regards Peter

[Queen of Blades]

Welcome to The Shave Den, Turbo23!

[turbo23]

Thank you all for the replys, Ill be sure to pick up the CD very soon. I look forward to seeing some more restorations