DD Grim Reaper Rebuild

Thuya Burl CA finish with .030" G10 liners overall thickness 110"
So much work goes into these full re-builds

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I love the burl with this razor. A whole new look, and very nicely done.

Hey... you're getting pretty good at this restoring thing... :p:rofl2:

Nice job Sir.. :chapeau

THAT, good sir, is a fine looking DD ! Ever thought about taking up honing ? Lol

Now that is one sweet straight razor Glen. You did a fantastic job.

Very nicely done sir :tu

Did you make these end cap accents (unsure of the correct word, bolsters?) or did you manage to save them?

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Originally Posted by Wightman

Did you make these end cap accents (unsure of the correct word, bolsters?) or did you manage to save them?

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It is a process that Dan aka Floppyshoes (One of yer countrymen) and I came up with many years back, if you search Reaper restores and our two S/N's you will find an old thread about how we did them orginally..

I also show how to remove the inlays on my YouTube channel

Little has changed in the process, I would like to think I have improved on the execution hehehe

To answer your direct question, the old scales are torn down and I rebuild from scratch

here is a couple of pics from this teardown

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Pro Tip:

See that stupid baord with the two pins in the second pic ??? that dumb jig REALLY helpes during the rebuild to line up the inlay and bolster transfers

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

It is a process that Dan aka Floppyshoes (One of yer countrymen) and I came up with many years back, if you search Reaper restores and our two S/N's you will find an old thread about how we did them orginally..

I also show how to remove the inlays on my YouTube channel

Little has changed in the process, I would like to think I have improved on the execution hehehe

To answer your direct question, the old scales are torn down and I rebuild from scratch

here is a couple of pics from this teardown

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Pro Tip:

See that stupid baord with the two pins in the second pic ??? that dumb jig REALLY helpes during the rebuild to line up the inlay and bolster transfers

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Ahhh alright, and i'l have to look into the video's. I would love to make some fancy bolsters like this, but wouldn't know how. Or where to start.

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Originally Posted by Wightman

Ahhh alright, and i'l have to look into the video's. I would love to make some fancy bolsters like this, but wouldn't know how. Or where to start.

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There was a guy years back that was making Bolsters and selling them on ebay

I am pretty sure he was using some type of CAD program and cutting the thin Brass sheets, honestly I am not that computer savvy to know how :p

To start this I really like your results AND that you call it a rebuild. That is what it is.

To counterfeit this would not be impossible but would be a huge cost. Would that pay off? I don't think so but maybe I am wrong.....

I can see someone making bolsters with a cad program or whatever but in my opinion it would be a labor of love not profit.