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    Default 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.



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


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

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    That is some nice stuff!

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

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


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    Love the smilers! They look good.

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    that's a fine looking razor

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

    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 !!!

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

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    very nice work

    i love the pattern of the wood.

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    great piece of wood

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