Thread: Japanese Omega - My first set of Scales

This is Japanese str8 that I've picked up here in Okinawa; this is my 3rd restoration, and my first set of scales.. I expected to be putting the original scales back on, but they changed my mind form me during the de-pinning process. ...

Any help on manufacturer would be great.. Perfect Works... Omega brand...

Anyway.. The scales are from some cheap Alder I picked up at the local Makeman (Monkey Man) the local home depot of sorts.. Finished with homemade Danish Oil, of natural varnish/BLO/turpentine and a splash of walnut stain... Afterwords I honed on a norton 4k/8k finished by a Naniwa 12k using the pyramid process, a also used slurry using the flattening stone to make, as part of the initial cutting on the stone when I stepped up.. .. .. Then stropped on diamond paste and leather... Resulted in a buttery smooth shave... One of the best I've had and for a large 6/8, it gets into the nooks pretty good...

So here it went...