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Custom made at Charlie Lewis’s Texas meet up by our friend Roy aka Cudarunner, he sent her out to be worked up after he made it.

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400-8k 3M Tri M ite paper

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Done:
Full polish on the steel
Been at least 10 years since I have used the Amber Flame acrylic, they are @.115”
Faux Ivory wedge
Solid Brass beehive outer washers, pretty sure from Austin
Solid Brass pins and inner washers
Going to rehone the blade and finish with my Nakayama

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SMOOTH :P

Tip o the hat to both of you, reminiscent of a Hoshi Tombo.

Congratulations Roy!

I know for a fact that you worked tirelessly on that blade in Texas.
It's absolutely beautiful.

Glen, you helped take it to the next level. Awesome!

You both should be very proud.

Pete <:-}

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My friend, you never cease to amaze me! Those scales look fabulous and I can't wait to give the completed project a shave.

While I had buffed the razor before sending it to Glen he re-buffed and even from just the pictures I can see that the blade looks 100% better. :bow

Once it lands here, I might even see if I can get some decent pictures here at the Boars Nest for a Shave Of The Day.

I would like to give proper credit to the supplier of the solid brass beehive washers--they came from the gentleman in Romania, he machines out of his garage. He is 'sr_manufacture' at EBay.

Very nice..That wedge sets it off :)

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I would like to give proper credit to the supplier of the solid brass beehive washers--they came from the gentleman in Romania, he machines out of his garage. He is 'sr_manufacture' at EBay.

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Yeah Sorin is a great guy.
Gorgeous razor by the way.

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Originally Posted by alex1921

Yeah Sorin is a great guy.
Gorgeous razor by the way.

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Thank you for putting a name to him. :bow

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Originally Posted by petercp4e

Congratulations Roy!

I know for a fact that you worked tirelessly on that blade in Texas.
It's absolutely beautiful.

Glen, you helped take it to the next level. Awesome!

You both should be very proud.

Pete <:-}

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Thanks Pete. I'll be quite honest here, if it wasn't for the more advanced guys in attendance that razor would still be a chunk of steel leaning against the wall OR a piece of scrap.

I asked for help with making a razor in a (6/8-7/8 size) and that due to my dominate shoulder not liking a lot of abuse these days I didn't want to do too much pounding. So a bar of I believe 1095 was selected and using Charlie's stationary band saw it was cut to length, then marked where I needed to start working.

During the process so many helped with my questions and offering advice. Really there are too many to try to mention as I'm sure I'd miss someone and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

For all of the guys at the meet; My sincere thanks for making not only my first hand forged razor a possibility but for making me feel welcome and part of the group. :bow :tu

Beautiful team effort, Glenn and Roy! I like the blade design, and really love that scale material, wedge, collars, and just the whole design aesthetic. Enjoy that razor, Roy-we will expect your SOTD soon!

(And I just ordered some more mock-up bolts and collars from our Romanian supplier).

That's pretty damn sweet, you guys do good work.

Beautiful blade ya made there Roy!
Glen, you’ve done another masterful job on those scales.
:tu

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That's pretty damn sweet, you guys do good work.

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Charlie; Your 'compliment' of my very first razor's grind after Ron had set the bevel to check the edge will never leave my memory, I loved it! I found it so astute but also so funny---
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astute

Sorry All------------It's a very private joke between Charlie and me--------

Very nice.

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Originally Posted by petercp4e

Congratulations Roy!

I know for a fact that you worked tirelessly on that blade in Texas.
It's absolutely beautiful.

Glen, you helped take it to the next level. Awesome!

You both should be very proud.

Pete <:-}

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That about sums it up ! Great work guys !

That’s a really sweet looking nod to the vintage Japanese razors, Roy.

Well done to the both of you!

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Well done guys. :)

Anybody seeing this & about to make some scales should pay close attention to how thin Glen made those scales. This is to allow the tapered tang to flex the scales thru the range of movement. Along with a tapered wedge providing the optimal friction when open & no stress on the pivot when closed. Without those 2 factors you basically have a pocket knife with a pivot that will loosen up in no time.

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Well done guys. :)

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Thank you :bow

Randy my friend--it was you who made me a YouTube Star! :roflmao:rofl2::w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3U...ature=youtu.be

Holy cow, that's a beauty!!! You both did an excellent job

Only just seeing this, lovely collaboration between Glen & Roy, I'm definitely seeing a lot of vintage Hoshi Tombo 6500 in that design, excellent looking razor and scales.

Hell yeah, Roy! Nice job putting her together, Glen. I can’t wait for the SOTD.

If I remember correctly I think that steel was 1084.

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Originally Posted by jfk742

Hell yeah, Roy! Nice job putting her together, Glen. I can’t wait for the SOTD.

If I remember correctly I think that steel was 1084.

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Thanks John! You helped me so very much :bow

The steel was 1095 'IF' I remember correctly.

It really is a nice smooth shaver, I'm very pleased. I did post a SOTD see here:

https://sharprazorpalace.com/shave-d...ml#post1912192

I doubt that it'll make the Shave of the Month but there's always a chance.

Thanks again for all you did for me at the meet. :tu

I’d trust your memory over mine, I generally forget what I had for breakfast. Good to hear it shaves, and hope to see you again soon, it’s guys like you who make this place so special.