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  1. 12-23-2015, 06:48 PM #1
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    Hand grindig for the mirror polish.

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    Mirror polish.

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    Making the scales.

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    To be continued....
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    Honing process. As a finishing step I use Japanese natural stones and Kanayama Cordovan Strop.

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    The finished product.

    - O1 tool steel hardened to HRC 61
    - 7/8" (23mm) wide blade
    - Quarter hollow grind
    - Mirror polish blade including the hollow ground
    - Grenadil scales and camel bone wedge
    - Phosphor-Bronze pivot bearing washers
    - Nickel-silver wedge/spacer pin with stainless steel washers
    - Adjustable stainless steel pivot pins

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    Thanks for watching.
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    Great job.
    Tremendous pictorial, thanks for sharing.
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    That is amazing! Great craftmanship
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    A beautiful razor than anyone would be proud to own. Thanks so much for sharing the process in such detail. I really enjoyed it.
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    Thanks for the read along. The razor looks good and I really like finish on the scales.
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    Super interesting pictorial.
    It's great to study different build techniques and methods.
    The outcome is one heck of a razor!
    Thanks for sharing.

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    Thank you for taking us along for the birth of a beautiful straight razor gregg. Your friend is a lucky man.
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    Thank you for sharing, it turned out beautiful
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    A very nice, classy razor...thanks for showing the process pictures as well.
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