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The Boker "Black Eagle"
This is what a tumbler can really do when you have the right razor...
This one spun for over a week, and the etch stayed sharp & crisp .... The tumbler took out all the patina and stains there was no rust or pitting on the razor...
African Blackwood ( Senegal Ebony) scales with a Permalyn finish, and a red and black swirled acrylic wedge with all brass hardware.....
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Fantastic.
I love the red & black
What a gorgeous blade and etching.... darn
and those Senegalese Ebony twins aren't to shabby either. :)
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That really is a beaut Glen! I'm digging the red and black as well. Great choice on that one!
- Tam -
Beauty! Work of Art!:tu
Very Very Very Nice! I love the contrasting wedge.
Way to go Glen, you are the man!
Sweet razor, A thing of beauty.:tu
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." -KEATS-
Looks great! PayPal on the way!
That baby is mine! An eBay rescue.:y
BTW -- nice little stand it is on.
Awsome! I also love the red and black! great work.
That is one classy razor!
R
Great job,as always.I like that a lot.
Glen,
Would you mind revealing the formula you used as far as the ingrediants inside your tumbler?
Thanks,
Steve
Dead sexy! I like this one a lot.
Well my southern Idaho friend, I have never changed from the original formula in the tumbler thread, but I know that thread has become so large it is almost a pain to read the whole thing... I use RCBS treated walnut for 3 days then RCBS treated corncob For 3 more days I put a little Tutlewax Liquid Rubbing Compound in the Walnut about every 6 months and Turtle Wax Liquid Polishing Compound in the Concob every 6 months too...Quote:
Originally Posted by zepplin
When I say a little, I turn the tumbler on and squirt it once around in a circle on top like you would put syrup on panckes....
One of your best Glen!!!! Just beautiful! Is this one of your personal blades?
Don't forget to add her to the brotherhood!
I figured you would see the BOKER in the title Doc :)
No this one is for Texas Bob...
What a great shaver though, the steel is just soooooo smooth, you know better than most, Boker's have a very silky feel to them, and this is one of the best I have felt....
First, thanks to Glen for such a fine job. I really like what he has done.
Can anyone tell me anything about this razor? I picked it up off of eBay a while back because I liked the look of the etching and because I had heard that vintage Bokers were good razors.
I found some info at the Boker web site showing the different tree symbols used over the years:
http://www.boker.de/us/images/tree_history.jpg
That image is from Böker - Your Knife Made In Solingen.
To me the symbol on the razor looks most like the 1900-1924 version in the above, but not exactly like any of them.
I know Boker had both a German and a US presence but if I read the above web page correctly it seems that all razors were made in Germany. The etching on the blade is obviously an American design so was presumably made for the American market, probably to Boker NY's specs.
If anyone can add anything I'd appreciate it!
I have a 1906 boker catalog in the brotherhood you might take a look at.
very cool blade man, very cool.
Red
Do you or Glen have any before pics of the blade, specifically the etched side?Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasBob
I am trying to do computer geek stuff so this should be interesting
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Great looking restore. I hink your custom scales suit the razor so much better than the original pair did.
I know what you mean about the great performance of the Boker razors. I have a 102 RP that I love to shave with despite the crack in the blade.
Wow Glen. Excellent finish & unusual razor.
German made, Sheffield steel & an American eagle. Kewl !
Glen , On second look at this blade I just realised that not only is the etch crisp but its color remained also. Know what I mean ? the grey within the etch. Most other methods will remove that but the tumbler must be much gentler. Think I want one now.
The Boker "Black Eagle" came in the mail today.
It looks great and later on I will know how it shaves!
Now that it is in hand I took a closer look at the tree symbol and compared it to the pictures in an earlier post. I can see that it most closely matches the 1924-1935 symbol. It is a bit stylized, I presume to account for the difficulty in stamping such a small image on the steel. Although stylized it has all the same branches in all the same locations as the 1924-1935 image. The other images don't match in that way.
This is a very interesting period in US history. Between the wars, the depression, prohibition, flappers, speakeasies, etc.. The silver "Peace" dollar was in circulation.
http://paulsenonline.net/Peace_dollar_obverse.jpghttp://paulsenonline.net/Peace_dollar_reverse.jpg
An interesting difference between the eagle on the dollar and the eagle on the razor. On the dollar the eagle hold an olive branch in its talons; on the razor, lightening bolts. The lightening bolts themselves are interesting -- I thought the eagle usually had both an olive branch and arrows. I don't remember lightening bolts. Maybe it is a subtle German representation of the SS symbol!
Your work on this razor is absolutly beautiful and something to really be admired. Fabulous job!
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Ray
Great work as always Glen!
Nice contrast between the blackwood scales and the red wedge.
Your comments on the Boker steel is intresting as I've have just one, but it's one of my favorite shavers just because the silky feeling.
I shaved with the Boker Black Eagle and must say the quality of the shave is obvious. I can't say how much of that is due to Glen's honing ability or to the inherent characteristics of the steel, but I guess both must both be top-notch for the overall result to be this good.
The day after the Boker shave I went back to my professionally-honed, but heavily (ab?)used, Dovo, which I thought I had brought back to a decent edge, and realized just how far from "good" I was with that. Got a couple of nicks due to impatience with its lack of cutting ability and after being spoiled by the Boker.
Back to honing practice!
Nice work Glen! To me it has a bit of a pirate-feel to it. :) Great work man!
Excellent looking....
