Dubl Duck Special No.1 / Silky Oak scales

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11-12-2008, 03:44 PM
onimaru55

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Dubl Duck Special No.1 / Silky Oak scales

There's a few Aussie timbers that get called Silky Oak but this is the real deal, Grevillea Robusta.
The raw timber looks like white Oak with pink tones but darkens when oil or shellac is applied.

This one's shellac finished. Kept the original wedge, 3rd pin bush & logo.
A couple of small dark knots on one side but I don't think they detract from the look.

The duckling was a bit rough, so decided on a satin finish.
Still a little pitting and staining remains but the edge is sound.
Honed easily and shaved beautifully.

Kind of razor I like to keep but I already earmarked it for eBay so I'll go ahead with the auction...
Can't keep 'em all.
11-12-2008, 04:00 PM
FloorPizza

Beautiful work! Those scales are just gorgeous.
11-12-2008, 05:14 PM
gssixgun

NICE !!!!!

Way to go Os I love that wood and it looks like a great job on the inlay :rock:
11-12-2008, 06:23 PM
ben.mid

Really quality finish there! I'm going to have a go at scales with some ebony soon. I like the satin finish on the blade too.
11-12-2008, 06:31 PM
jnich67

Great looking razor.

Jordan
11-12-2008, 08:44 PM
Mike7120

Looks very good! :tu
11-12-2008, 11:24 PM
coachmike

That is a great looking razor! And a fantastic set of scales to go along with it.
11-13-2008, 03:11 AM
spazola

I like the looks of both the scales and blade.

Great workmanship.

Charlie
11-13-2008, 06:42 AM
onimaru55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben.mid

Really quality finish there! I'm going to have a go at scales with some ebony soon. I like the satin finish on the blade too.

Thanx Ben. Hope you post some pics when you're done. Always need more pics :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Way to go Os I love that wood and it looks like a great job on the inlay :rock:

Thanx Glen. Didn't think the shellac would be a solid enough base for the logo so I glued to bare timber then finished.

And a big THANX to all you guys for the support and knowledge sharing that makes SRP .
:tu :bow
11-13-2008, 05:51 PM
ben.mid

If you see no photo's, it means i've made a hash of it!
Sealing the inlay is probably a better job anyway. How does shellac react to water? We used to use it as a sanding sealer on oak when i was restoring historic buildings. 60m2 of shallac'ed oak floorboards & i was high as a kite!:eek:
11-14-2008, 12:14 AM
onimaru55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben.mid

If you see no photo's, it means i've made a hash of it!
Sealing the inlay is probably a better job anyway. How does shellac react to water? We used to use it as a sanding sealer on oak when i was restoring historic buildings. 60m2 of shallac'ed oak floorboards & i was high as a kite!:eek:

No pics I'm afraid.
Hope no one was smoking around all that shellac:eek:
My googling showed de-waxed shellac to be quite water resistant and actually seals against moisture better than most synthetics. I'd keep it well away from alcohol based aftershave tho.
Common sense would be to dry the scales if they got wet and not use them as a coaster for hot coffee. :w:D

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