Thread: The English Assassin- 2nd resto

Ok here is my second resto project. It is a Joseph Rodgers that I got on the bay for $7.50. She was in pretty decent shape, only some minor pitting, so I cleaned her up and gave her some new scales. The scales are a green canvas micarta, but the actual color is a slightly drab almost gunmetal look (I love it). I was going for some sharp clean lines and this is what I came up with... pinned with nickel silver, the wedge is clear acrylic. In person this is a very sleek looking almost industrial razor... feels like a piece of ninja gear to me, so I call it the assassin!

Please tell me what you think... enjoy!

(ps. better pics will come soon, I only had my iphone but I still thought they were good enough to give you a feel for the project)

Very nicely done and love the design of the scales!

here are some wedge pics and one of the tang area

That's a very elegant razor! Well done.

Nice ! You've got talent. The only thing that I would say, having no experience with resto myself, is that I keep reading that it is important to taper the wedge. I see some do it and some don't even with expensive customs so I am not sure how important it really is. Maybe some of the more knowledgeable scale makers will read this and chime in ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Nice ! You've got talent. The only thing that I would say, having no experience with resto myself, is that I keep reading that it is important to taper the wedge. I see some do it and some don't even with expensive customs so I am not sure how important it really is. Maybe some of the more knowledgeable scale makers will read this and chime in ?

You know... I'm kind of curious about that too. I've read conflicting points on this and I left this flat just to try it out (my other scales I've made, or are in process all have a tapered wedge). So far this one sits very well, is tight and closes centered. So I guess for me the jury is still out