Thread: My first two blade regrinds, a Spanish to Spike and Round to Spanish

Great saves. The Dorko has some nice lines.

Both look like great saves, and I was happy to see how you finished off the ends to make it look more professional/original (i.e., factory).

Fantastic work! They look great!

X-Rated razor porn...........amazing job(s)

The Dorko looked like it had the same backwork I've seen on a couple of Barmann's recently. Great save... thank God.

Never scrap em- great save. Restore and pass along

Well, I scaled both today. The Henckels went into a set of olive scales with olive wedge. The finish is a departure from my usual epoxy resin. I actually made someone a deal on the razor and sold it. He wanted a natural oil finish which works well with olive. The wood is incredibly oily to begin with. So oily that after I resaw some stock I have to take the covers off the band saw and clean the buildup from the blade. I moved the blade hinge pin a touch further down the scale to help make up for the shorter blade.

I used my normal 1/16 inch brass rod for the pins, a brass over stainless washer for the pivot and wedge pin with the third spacer pin having just the brass washer. The smaller washer helps preserve the lines of the scales and lets your eyes flow from one end to the other. I have to hone this one up tonight so I can give it a shave test tomorrow before mailing it out Monday.

The Dorko went into a set of Madagascar rosewood. Like the Henckels, I did these scales in Dutch oil. I decided to try an olive wood wedge to contrast the dark scales. I think it turned out pretty good. This guy gets honed and put into my collection. You can see the regrind on the tip better in these photos.

The oil finish is nice and preserves the feel and texture of the wood and is a heck of a lot easier and faster to work. To give you an idea, it literally takes me 7-8 days to make epoxy resin scales. The oil finish, one day. I still prefer the epoxy personally. I think the impregnated wood develops a nicer color. The kids and wife also agree.

Just great.. can you post Pre-grind pics

Not sure if I have any. The Dorko has a photo of the tip before I reground it. I don’t know if I have a photo of the Henckels. I will look through the camera and see if I have one.