W&B Spike Near Wedge in Purpleheart

These scales were originally going to go on a Frederick Reynolds that I had, but a mishap with the buffing wheel changed my mind.

Purpleheart scales with CA finish. Clear acrylic spacer. Nickel silver pins with stainless steel washers.

The blade is 6/8" or maybe just a hair over. The shape is a little different on this though. It is a little past square, giving is a real spike point. I had this razor shaving sharp before I decided to put a little extra effort into restoring it. I cut my ears more than once.

Still a couple of little pits in it, but I wanted to keep the engraving as intact as possible. The pictures bring out the worst.

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I love how W&B's "Hollow Ground" means something completely different to us today. :)

Love the scales, I really like purpleheart.

Really nice work. I agree with the other person this blade does not fit the true "hollow ground" description of today.
Nice Work!

That is a really nice looking blade and a job well done.

Love the acrylic wedge too :D

Nice tight clean work....

The coloring on the Purpleheart came out nice, what heat source did you use???? Nice job on the CA finish too....


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I didn't use a heat source on the purpleheart. I got it as a 2x2x12 blank from Lee Valley and that's the color it is.

I did have a couple of cursing sessions when pinning, accidentally hit the scales once on each side. Now I have small dents. :gaah:

Nice job all the way around! :tu

Love that purpleheart! The nickel silver pins set it off just right.

Great looking razor and the choice on the wood for the scales was right on.

Nice looking razor. I love the under 7/8 heavy grinds. I bet that's a great shaver. Oh, nice scales too. Purpleheart :rock:


Jordan

Nice job. Love the purpleheart:tu

Very elegant, I like that a lot.

great job. good work on fitting that wedge too, it looks excellent. i too have noticed that w&b's definition of hollow ground seems quite different than ours.

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