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01-09-2015, 05:00 AM #1Lookin like a crim
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Bengall in Glacier Blue Acrylic
This is the first restoration I've finished in a long time, I started working on this one over a year ago but never got around to finishing it.
I'd been saving this acrylic for a suitable blade, and decided this nice 6/8 Bengall would work well with it.
The blade was hand sanded to a near mirror finish, S/Steel washers on Nickle-Silver pins with a Corian wedge.
I just honed it, and its looking good, nice small even bevels and a wicked edge. Looking forward to the first shave.
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01-09-2015, 05:05 AM #2Senior Member
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Very nice Baldy
good to see the bengall back in service
Love the wedgeSaved,
to shave another day.
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01-09-2015, 05:10 AM #3Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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Nice work baldy, they might be plain Jane looking razors but take a really good edge. A bit under rated down under, probably because there are so many of them.
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01-09-2015, 05:22 AM #4barba crescit caput nescit
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That's bang-on, the corian wedge is very nice, subtle, what's the saying, "it's the tits"...great looking razor.
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01-09-2015, 05:24 AM #5Senior Member
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Gotta agree all my bengals are definately great shavers and as good as any others I have
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01-09-2015, 05:36 AM #6Senior Member
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Very nice. I really like the color of the scales. Light enough to not overpower the blade, but just enough to make it shine.
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01-09-2015, 11:46 AM #7Senior Member
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Wow looks superb, just had a look at my Bengall's and they need some work to bring them up to that quality of shine. I for one would really appreciate a breakdown of the stages you went through to get to that amazing finish on the blade. Hoping you can oblige.
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01-09-2015, 01:11 PM #8Senior Member
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Very nice Grant Glacier blue it certainly as the cool factor.
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01-09-2015, 02:14 PM #9Stay calm. Carry on.
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Duh... (n)ICE!
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01-09-2015, 02:22 PM #10Str8Faced Gent.
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Nice work. Corian as a wedge, really neat idea that looks spot on. Really need to find me a Bengal now.
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