Neo-DePews

Here is my take on a DePews razor, I wanted a bigger DePews.

The blade is made of an old file, the scales are maple with a bone spacer.

The razor shaves really well.

My wife said it looks like an elf shoe, but I like it anyway.

Charlie

Nice big blade! BTW your wife is right!

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Originally Posted by spazola

The blade is made of an old file, the scales are maple with a bone spacer.

The razor shaves really well.

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Are you kiddin' me!?!? THAT'S AWESOME!!!! :tu:tu

X

Elf shoe ?

To me it looks like some SWEET work with incredible results !

Gorgous work. Thats really cool that you are able to make something like that completely from scratch :rock:

I'd say you could certainly sell those very easily ;)

PS... the scales are really beautiful too by the way. The whole fit and finnish is way beyond what I would have expected.

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DAMN!!!.... that razor RedLine my RAD... even MY wife couldn't stop staring at it (and you know she don't think much of straight razors). Once again you take the crown with a true 5 star razor.

Fantastically artful and stylish razor.
Every component and colours complete each other and augment the impact.

Wonderful work,

McKie

It is elf shoe-esque, but it's also awsome! Nice job :rock:

Jordan

Very cool! The maple is gorgeous. How did you finish it?

Thanks to everybody for the kind words, You guys are very encouraging.

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Originally Posted by xman

Are you kiddin' me?

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Nope, it was an old Nicholson file. It is the other half of the file that my RBI razor was made from.

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Originally Posted by RoyalKooparillo

Very cool! The maple is gorgeous. How did you finish it?

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I used the same finishing schedule as I used on this page except I used an aerosol lacquer instead of CA.

http://simianstats.com/monkey2/page1.htm

Charlie

That is gorgeous. I love the DePews, but I love your design and take even better! Congrats on a great blade.

Great job Charlie. Nice curves all over.

Elf shoe maybe... but it 'dwarfs' the DePews.

Great job! Your scale design is better, IMO, than the stock ones seen on the original DePew's.

Thats superb . If you start making those for sale, please put me in line for one .Its an instant love affiar.Paul

I like this one a lot, awesome job!

Another razor maker in our midst?

Great job - that's fine work, especially with that really delicate monkey tail.

Mark

That looks great! It must feel very satisfying to shave with something you've made.
What's the process like once you've shaped the blade, do you have to harden it again?
I'd love to have a go.:tu

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Originally Posted by onimaru55

Elf shoe maybe... but it 'dwarfs' the DePews.

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Thats really funny

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Originally Posted by Milton Man

Another razor maker in our midst?

Mark

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No, not a razor maker just a tinkerer.

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Originally Posted by ben.mid

What's the process like once you've shaped the blade, do you have to harden it again?
I'd love to have a go.

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I more of less followd the process that JoshEarl has outlined.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge...ng-basics.html

1. normalized twice, heated to nonmagnetic then let air cool
2. heated till nonmagnetic then a little more then quenched in pre heated oil
3. tempered in my toaster oven.
4. ground blade to size

I am a noob to this and still learning.

Charlie

Thanks for the link mate. Off to look now. You should feel very pleased with yourself about that one.

SWEET!:bow

I am really liking your lade shapes.