Wostenholm IXL in B&W Ebony

This is the first time I've worked up to a mirror finish. Still a couple pits on the tang but they look much worse in the pics. The scales are black & white ebony finished with a good few coats of wipe on poly. The brass spacer helps balance the blade but it was a bear to fit. There must be a trick to that I haven't figured out yet. It just didn't balance right with wood. It's a great shaver, I'll put an edge on it this week.

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/s...os/wost1-1.jpg

Before: The scales were pretty bad but I shaved with it but a crack near the pin eventually made it unusable.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/...205bf8_o_d.jpg

She looks great. To bad about the scales original scales though - I'm a sucker for black horn.

That is some nice stuff!

I really like that wood. Like, a lot.
Cool cool cool!

Nice and clean job. Good job on the peening too.

:tu

Love the smilers! They look good.

that's a fine looking razor:tu

OK I will re-write this post, hmmm I could have sworn I hit summit last night :confused:

Love your choice of wood the B&W Ebony is a great wood to work with, the pinning and shaping looks nice and tight...

You are right Brass or Silver wedges are a bear to work with, somewhere in the dusty archives here, are some threads I did on ways to work them...
The really tuff part is making them an actual wedge shape rather than just a spacer.. I will try and find those and link them here for you...

Good Job !!!:tu

Very nice work,,,the scales look great and give the razor a better look.

very nice work :)

i love the pattern of the wood.

great piece of wood