Blue Steel Special in one piece denim micarta

I just finished a (no name?) Blue Steel Special. Blade was decent where it layed in the scales forever, but outside of the scales area had significant rust and pitting. I sanded most of it out as far as I was comfortable with, then hit it with the buffers.

The shank has "Blue Steel Special" on one side with nothing on the other. I searched and seen there were a few makers of Blue Steel, but have no idea on this one. Not even a country of origin. It appears to be a full hollow ground. Size is 6/8. Any info is appreciated.

The original scales were cracked and appeared to be black plastic. The scales are a one piece formed denim micarta. I did not cut the slot. 5 layers on each side and wedge area is folded denim (4 times) a slug was put in between the sides while pressing, curing and shaping.

Sharpen and shave sometime today, I hope.

Kinfolks made a Blue Steel Special. They are excellent shavers. Possibly it was made by them and did not get stamped on the other side?

Tim :D

Very Nice Tim!!!!

I'll be over to the shop soon........

Thanks,

Lynn

Love the denim micarta!
Good resto on that blade, too. Congrats. :)

That came out very nice..

I gotta go with a mis-stamped Kinfolks too, that front stamp looks just like mine...

Although the shoulder and toe are a little different looking...


Here is the old thread but the Pic doesn't show the tang stamp

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...lue-steel.html


One more just a touch better

http://straightrazorpalace.com/361447-post61.html

Thats interesting. I've got a "blue steel" that I'm fixing up some now, and its made by Buchholz & Maus ( the 2 "H"s aren't a mistype). I guess one of the blue steel companies wasn't big into protecting it's brand name, unless they're related somehow. This one actually has bluing on the spine and tang, though its pretty worn.

very nice restro love them one piece denem micarta

Nice job on the scales. :) I've got a blade with just "Blue Steel" on the tang. It came in a lot I purchased, with no scales. It's a 5/8" spike, about 1/2 hollow.

Pete_s - Interesting indeed, that's what I keep saying. I've seen it on knife forums and just had to try it on a razor. The one piece molded was the kicker for me ( I hate pinning the wedge area ).

Glenn & Tim - I was hoping you would say a mis-marked Kinfolks, I just didn't want to make that claim. I have seen other brands as Pete stated, but who knows. If it shaves well, I'll be happy.

Interesting indeed.

Beautiful work! The denim scales really complement the blued spine. If the razor is indeed a Kinfolks, then the denim would seem even more appropriate. Thanks for sharing!

Jeff

Kilowatt how many layers do you use to reach the thickness of a scale?

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Originally Posted by jreiter22

Kilowatt how many layers do you use to reach the thickness of a scale?

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The scales are a one piece formed denim micarta. I did not cut the slot. 5 layers on each side and wedge area is folded denim (4 times) a slug was put in between the sides while pressing, curing and shaping.

I am really impressed with how you made the one piece scales. That was an innovative idea to use a plug when pressing the micarta. The shape and size of the scales look perfect. Great work.

Charlie

Niiiiice! I like those scales!

Good job!

Kinfolks or not that is a fine looking razor.

Nice Job ~ Blue Micarta Special for a Blue Steel Special. Me likes !

Thats a really nice job of scale making & restoring you have done .
I love the colour & finish to the scales .
Cheers Paul

Very nice. Makes me want to give a restore a try.

I have a WB that has a piece out of the scales and I was considering going the one piece micarta route. Now that you have some milage on it, how is the single piece holding up? I'm not so concerned about scratches and such but rather stress cracks and soap scum, that sort of thing. Any sign of those? What would you have done different?

Wow , the denim micarta looks great. Really well done, the whole package looks excellent.

Stu

Those blue jeans to go with that blue steel are great! I like the scales a lot!!!