Thread: Friodur 8/8 Spanish Point in Lignum Vitae

Greetings everyone,

I finally picked up a Friodur 8/8 in a Spanish Point (the were on sale). I bought mine with the low budget black plastic scales so that I could put a proper handle on myself.

I decided to use Lignum Vitae for this one. I've never used it before, but it's supposed to be very tough stuff. I had no problems working, although I wasn't sure how to finish it. Apparently, it's very oily, so some finishes might not stick. I ended up using Danish Oil on it. It came out all right, but it doesn't have a really high shine at the moment. The wood actually has chatoyance at certain angles, but I don't think you can tell from my photos. (Oh, the spacer is Bocote.)

I usually use barrel pivots on my razors, but the pin hole was too small for them in the Friodur blade. I don't mind drilling out old blades, but I was hesitant to do it on my new stainless steel blade. Therefore, I decided to pin it up. I chose stainless steel pins, which turn out to be a PINTA to peen. They mushroom okay, but you need to be very close to your final dimension because you can't tighten them much (Not even with a 4lb sledge hammer... Not that I would know... )

Without further ado, here are the images;