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07-24-2013, 07:39 PM #1Senior Member
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13/16 Wade & Butcher wedge in custom inlaid bocote scales
Hello everyone, here is my latest custom scale project :
This is the razor as I received it, pretty rusty and the scales were eaten away on the other side (this is the seller's pic).
Finished product, I have always loved the "straight scales, curved blade" look. The escutcheon is hammered nickle silver.
The other side, figured bocote is a nice looking wood.
Cleaned up really nice after some sanding and polishing, the edge is nice and polished as well after being run on a 12k finisher and 1 and .5 micron strops.
The other side. Some warping is present in the finish, the pitting was very deep in places and I didn't want to grind on this blade, still looks great though.
The spacer is made from ebony reclaimed from an old piano key.
Thanks for taking a look, everyone
Questions and comments are always appreciated.
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07-24-2013, 09:16 PM #2Historically Inquisitive
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Nice work! The blade transformation is quite amazing, Enjoy~
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07-24-2013, 09:50 PM #3Senior Member
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Nice job all around.
Mastering implies there is nothing more for you to learn of something... I prefer proficient enough to not totally screw it up.
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07-25-2013, 04:55 AM #4Simple Shaver
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Turned out gorgeous. Really love that wood.
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08-11-2013, 09:32 PM #5Senior Member
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Great job, saw it go on ebay recently, I was tempted to have a punt, lovely stuff!!
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08-15-2013, 07:35 PM #6Member
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Beautiful transformation - love the scales - what did you use to finish them off ?
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08-19-2013, 03:03 AM #7Senior Member
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I used polyacrylic gloss as finish on these scales.
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