Thread: "Almost Custom" 13/16 in Black Micarta & Aluminum

Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us. That is an unbelievable transformation and one good looking razor. Ive tried some holes in acrylic scales before and am in the middle of making a couple more at the moment. the biggest pain i found was polishing the holes after drilling. i wrapped progressive grits of wet n dry round a small round file and twirled away. Effective but very slow. Do you have any better ideas?
Gheers
Grant.

So you got two pages about that razor overnight?
I guess its good then

Even phantastic, hehehe

lol Olivia...half of the replies was me!


baldy: Yes, I did the same thing. I used a file /w sandpaper wrap inside the holes. Ick!

seen it and enjoyed the pics!
and I forgive you for having slaughtered that old blade. .... wich happens actually quite scarce!

beautifull work love all asspects of the razor I hope One day to make a customish razor half as beautifull as this one

Very nice work! Thanks for the step by step.


Take Care,
Richard

Oh my....I think my keyboard is about to short out from all the drool!! Thanks for such a detailed account of the steps it took. I hope I'm that inventive some day!

Jer

That is a true piece of art! Absolutely gorgeous. I know nothing about restoration since I have only two razors and have only used them about four months so this may be a stupid question but did all that sanding and machine work affect the metal's temper?

It would have...had I not been EXTREMELY careful. Basically, I would do about 5-10 seconds on the sander or grinder, and then dunk it in ice water, and let cool for 20 seconds. Then repeat.

I never had any color changes in the metal while I was working on it.

I honed it up tonight, along with 3 other razors..and when I was in the bathroom, I reached for it first... I ended up having half my face done before I remembered I had 3 more to test. hehehe. It took an amazing edge.




Oddly enough, my favorite razor of the batch was the faux abalone Joseph smith that I chopped down to 2.5". It was an absolutely phenomenal shaver, a perfect size, and a pleasure to strop and maneuver with.

Too bad its the only one that I've already sold. hehe.

Originally Posted by Undream

Oddly enough, my favorite razor of the batch was the faux abalone Joseph smith that I chopped down to 2.5". It was an absolutely phenomenal shaver, a perfect size, and a pleasure to strop and maneuver with.

Too bad its the only one that I've already sold. hehe.

Hey, you've got that one 'till Wednesday, my friend. Then it's hands-off my JS!