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13/16th Double Arrow Round Point in Quilted Redwood Burl
The famed crapshoot Chinese made double arrow razor. These were stirring up a buzz several months ago but I have not heard anything about them lately. I took a gamble and picked this one up 8 or so months ago. Talk about a jewel in the rough. It was real rough. Lots of grind marks, uneven heal, scales suitable for door shims. But, I got lucky. The overall grind was even, the spine and bevel straight as, well, an arrow. So I decided to finish what the manufacturer started and make it a blade worthy of use. It is an unusual size shooting the difference between 6/8 and 7/8 at 13/16th.
I reshaped the heel, evened out some bad grinding and sanded like nobodies business. This was one of those rare cases where 120 grit aluminum oxide paper was needed. I eventually ended in the 6000 grit range and then ran a buffing wheel progression to get to this state. The quality of the steel in these razors is hit and miss as well. Based on the sanding, the steel was hard but until I took it to some stones to see if it would take an edge.
I had made a couple of sets of quilted redwood burl scales so I decided to put this blade in a set. The coloring on these is quite striking, it is lost in the photo. I gave them a coat of epoxy resin and used a quilted walnut wedge.
The hone went well. The blade took a good edge and is shaving quite nice. I am going to drive it for a few more days to make sure the edge is not going to break down. Based on the hone, I don’t think that will be an issue. It was comparable to other high quality blades. If all goes well, it will end up in the classifieds later in the week.
