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Thread: Heljestrand M6 in Ivory Pape Micarta

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    Default Heljestrand M6 in Ivory Pape Micarta

    I purchased this razor off of eBay for a fair price. The pictures were a bit shadowed, so I wasn't sure what I'd receive in the mail. The razor came about a week ago and I was pleasantly surprised. The spots turned out to be shadows and flash from the camera. The scales were black Bakelite with a bunch of scratches and a hairline crack at the pivot.

    I removed the razor from the scales and hand sanded the blade from 600 grit to 3000 grit. I finished the razor on my buffer with black and white greaseless compound.

    The scales are ivory paper micarta, the shape is based on the original MK33 scales. I chose the ivory, to give it an original look. The spacer is Tortoise Shell recon stone (I wanted a dark spacer to offset the light scales, but wanted a bit of a pattern).

    Lastly, I set the bevel, honed and finished the razor on a Coticule. It's was my first time using a Coticule, so the first attempt at honing left less than desired results (no burn nor nicks, just not a close BBS). So I went back to the Coticule this morning and just finished my shave. This time the shave was fantastic, close, comfortable and smooth.

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    Nice job man, Really dig the tortoise shell with the ivory.
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    Very nice blade, great job on the scales, Enjoy!

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    very very nice !!! looks great

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    Well done!!!
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