Blue Bell 11/16 Spike / pearl acrylic

And I took a before pic this time. :p:rofl2:

This gem came to me with some ugly rust from cell rot, mirrored on both sides. Shame, as the cracked ice scales are faves of mine. :(
So the quest was to replace them with something close. This Pearl acrylic looked like non - cracked ice to me so a good alternative in keeping with the original theme. Wedge is black acrylic & all the hardware was shifted to the new scales. I like this stuff & can see myself doing more plastic scales in spite of my love of fine timber.

Added some brass thrust washers & gave the blade my 'Velvet' finish. It came up quite purrty IMHO. Honed her up & enjoyed a superb test shave. This thing shaves like my Beau Brummel i.e. like a light saber.


Unfortunately It's heading back to David in Thailand in the morning along with his Rosewood scaled Grelot. Run out of excuses to detain these refugees any longer. :w Enjoy mate :D

Truly beautiful. Thank you for not sticking wood on this razor! Love it.

Those are excellent shavers. I've seen them in the cracked ice version and the red translucent scales which I worked on recently and is my personal favorite,
David will be a happy camper and should know by now not to keep his razor under the sink where humidity reigns :D. Humidity is a killer in Thailand.
Job well done, OZ!
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Mate;
Sweet looking work,:rock: especially if you get compliments from guys like Max!!
I promise no under-the-sink storage ever again!!!:gaah:

It's been a real pleasure working with you, Oz...(and Max, too!!)
Truly a place for gentlemen to get together!!
all the best
david

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Originally Posted by Maximilian

Those are excellent shavers. I've seen them in the cracked ice version and the red translucent scales which I worked on recently and is my personal favorite,
David will be a happy camper and should know by now not to keep his razor under the sink where humidity reigns :D. Humidity is a killer in Thailand.
Job well done, OZ!
:tu

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Thanx Max. Saw that red one. Verrry nice :tu
David assures me this one was never nor will it ever be stored under the sink :rofl2:
Right David ?? :chop:

Great looking work Os. Love it.
You can do my duck just like it & maybe my Puma too.

The other marbled material you showed me before looked great too mate.

I have one of these that I bought NOS on ebay a few months ago. It honed up real easy and is one of my favorite shavers. I've thought about replacing the cracked ice scales before, but never knew what would look good. You found a nice substitue and did the razor justice.

Thanks for posting.

Dave

Fantastic work on giving that beauty the help it deserved. I also agree it's a shame the scales were gone. Good recovery!

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Unfortunately It's heading back to David in Thailand in the morning along with his Rosewood scaled Grelot. Run out of excuses to detain these refugees any longer. :w Enjoy mate :D

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Its good to know I'm not the only straight razor user here in The Land of Smiles. But my wife still thinks I'm crazy.

looks good mate!

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Its good to know I'm not the only straight razor user here in The Land of Smiles. But my wife still thinks I'm crazy.

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You are not alone :D

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Great looking work Os. Love it.
You can do my duck just like it & maybe my Puma too.

The other marbled material you showed me before looked great too mate.

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Done deal mate. :tu

Great work as always Os!
You are a true genius!
Glad to have such a talented man as my friend. (Borderline mentor:))

Want an apprentice? :D

+Buckler

Excellent job!
Especially on shifting the hardware! :tu

One thing that Oz didn't mention (maybe he didn't know!) was that like dkapp, i bought this razor on eBay as well......only 3 months ago. Even keeping the razor coated with Ballistol didn't help it......good thing Oz is truly a wiz!
dsipari

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One thing that Oz didn't mention (maybe he didn't know!) was that like dkapp, i bought this razor on eBay as well......only 3 months ago. Even keeping the razor coated with Ballistol didn't help it......good thing Oz is truly a wiz!
dsipari

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I've not had any problems with mine, but now I'll keep a close eye on it. Mine is about the same age.

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One thing that Oz didn't mention (maybe he didn't know!) was that like dkapp, i bought this razor on eBay as well......only 3 months ago. Even keeping the razor coated with Ballistol didn't help it......good thing Oz is truly a wiz!
dsipari

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The oil shouldn't have allowed that much rust even in a humid atmosphere.
New scales were a good idea

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Want an apprentice? :D

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Long way to drive mate. Does he have chiropractic skills :p

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Originally Posted by dsipari

One thing that Oz didn't mention (maybe he didn't know!) was that like dkapp, i bought this razor on eBay as well......only 3 months ago. Even keeping the razor coated with Ballistol didn't help it......good thing Oz is truly a wiz!
dsipari

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Over here in Bangkok the rain water will remove the paint from buildings and almost literally rip the paint off cars. I wonder what it would do if you rinsed your razor in Bangkok rain water.

Very nice!! I like that a lot. I also a agree that it was nice not to see wood scales on this!

Great work!

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Over here in Bangkok the rain water will remove the paint from buildings and almost literally rip the paint off cars. I wonder what it would do if you rinsed your razor in Bangkok rain water.

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Sounds like some serious acid rain Nathan :eek:
Definitely a bad choice for contact with carbon steel I imagine.