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  1. 12-30-2013, 08:46 PM #1
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    Chev that's a pretty result! I have a small pile of GDs here just awaiting some inspiration before I grind them into interesting lines and practice spine work. I'm curious how long the steel holds the edge though. Let us know how it is after about 15 or 20 shaves - at the risk of rekindling the "GDs are the seed of Satan" debate, it may be useful to know how long they actually hold an edge on average.

    Didn't know about the purpleheart oxidizing - how long does that take Tiddle? Chev if you notice the wood starting to change color please post some pix, I don't think I've seen that before. The lines in purpleheart are interesting but the intensity of the purple is not my cup-o-tea. If they turn more brown that could be interesting!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AirColorado View Post
    Chev that's a pretty result! I have a small pile of GDs here just awaiting some inspiration before I grind them into interesting lines and practice spine work. I'm curious how long the steel holds the edge though. Let us know how it is after about 15 or 20 shaves - at the risk of rekindling the "GDs are the seed of Satan" debate, it may be useful to know how long they actually hold an edge on average.

    Didn't know about the purpleheart oxidizing - how long does that take Tiddle? Chev if you notice the wood starting to change color please post some pix, I don't think I've seen that before. The lines in purpleheart are interesting but the intensity of the purple is not my cup-o-tea. If they turn more brown that could be interesting!
    If I shaved exclusively with this one razor it would take me about 4-6 months to get 20 shaves in!

    I do have a purpleheart scale I did a while ago... Will have to check and see if it oxidized!

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    I like that purple, looks good. I think you did a great job.
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    Cool project buddy :<0) Purple is not one of my favs but I am not against any color. Equal rights for all
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    One of My brushes is in Classifieds, thats fresh cut PH,You can oxidize the oils with a heat source (propane tourch) and make it darker or set it in bright sun for a week,or use a UV light source.
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    Not sure of the time but it will , as someone said, turn brown and look like Walnut. I have some GDs I built that need little attention besides the stropping and they just keep cutting.
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    it varies, but you can speed it up by placing it out in the sun for a few days.
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