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06-21-2014, 08:17 PM #1I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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Freddie hump back in Buckeye burl.
Just wrapped this up 5 min ago. It's a 13/16ths Frederick Reynolds, rattler, faux frame back, hump back. Did I get them all?
After doing a bunch of brushes out of this same burl, and seeing how gorgeous this stuff is, I had to do a razor with some. It couldn't be just any blade either, had to be something just as gorgeous. Freddie hump back was the perfect blade.
What we have here is Buckeye burl backed with Wenge veneer for added strength. The black "eyes" I cleaned out and filled with black tinted epoxy. Then into the vacuum chamber to force in marine teak oil. 6 coats of polyurethane spray, Tagua nut wedge, SS washers, nickel silver pins and Bob's yer uncle.
Now I just have to do the most important part, the edge.
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06-21-2014, 08:43 PM #2Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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That came out very nice. Did the veneer add much in the way of strength?
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06-21-2014, 08:49 PM #3I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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Yes, very much. Buckeye burl is very soft and week. The long, straight grain of the Wenge gives it the strength it needs along its length when it flexes.
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06-21-2014, 10:33 PM #4Senior Member
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Another FR humpbacked beauty-pretty burls too!
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06-21-2014, 10:55 PM #5Razor Vulture
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Very nice outcome. I have had a few of those and they are remarkable shavers. Well Done!
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I rest my case.
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06-21-2014, 11:00 PM #6I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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I have this 1" coticule that just continues to put great edges on my blades. This one turned out to be an easy hone. Thank the Lord, the past few have been difficult. This one may bump out my current fav.
I have 3 days growth that's taunting this blade. I'll report back in 30 mins.sharptonn likes this.Burls, Girls, and all things that Swirl....
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06-22-2014, 04:53 AM #7No that's not me in the picture
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Very cool! How thick is the wenge liner?
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06-22-2014, 01:42 PM #8I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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06-27-2014, 06:38 PM #9Member
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Man, for as soft as that burl is it sure looks HARD. Kick ass, HarryWally.
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