Thread: First DA mod...

very elegant! Nice work.

Very nice! Well done, I can't see any areas that need improving, so I think you're off to an excellent start with razor mods. Is this your first resto as well? If so, you should enter it in the contest for sure!

Originally Posted by mosley59

Very nice! Well done, I can't see any areas that need improving, so I think you're off to an excellent start with razor mods. Is this your first resto as well? If so, you should enter it in the contest for sure!

Thanks for all the kind words gentlemen. Yes, this is my first mod. I had worked on some horn scales before, but there was some issues with the material. I still have them, I just need to find a way to fill in some of the gaps where the striations delaminated.

Anyway, I have started some bone scales for the razor that I was going to use the horn on. An old 1920s Kropp. If it turns out ok, I may post that one in the contest. I feel like I took a lot from some of the other guys on this DA mod, and the credit for this razor belongs to them. So, thanks again for all you fellas out there posting up your work and tutorials. It made it much easier for a newbie like me on my first razor.

Oh, and in regards to the pinning, I just want to make the brass shinier. Also, it is kind of strange, the blade is tight as you can see when it as 0-45 degrees and about 150-200 degrees, but quite loose everywhere in between. I have tried tightening the pins by tapping to no avail. I think it may be because the tang tapers toward the bottom slightly, but I would really like to get it tight throughout. Any suggestions, would be appreciated.

My attorneys shall be contacting you postehaste!






Looks good!

Have you given it a shave yet?

Very Nice.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

My attorneys shall be contacting you postehaste!






Looks good!

Have you given it a shave yet?

Hehe... You know they have no respect for IP over here in China.

Didn't have a chance to shave with it. Took it to the hones and strop and got it to pass the HHT. Was getting ready to test it when the management company came by. Got stuck watching them all morning cut out part of the wall because of some leaking.

Headed to the office mid-day and figured I would go ahead and take it in for my friend. Just gave it to him about 2hours ago. He said he was going to go home and put it to the test. Will be his first straight razor shave, so I told him to stop by the forum and get to reading the tutorials first.

He doesn't have much facial hair. Just mustache and chin, but I don't want him cutting his lip off. Hopefully he will be happy with it, but he is just using a Mach 3 now, no soap, cream, or even water. I gotta imagine this will be a step up regardless.

Thanks again to all.

Originally Posted by Shangers

Hehe... You know they have no respect for IP over here in China.

Didn't have a chance to shave with it. Took it to the hones and strop and got it to pass the HHT. Was getting ready to test it when the management company came by. Got stuck watching them all morning cut out part of the wall because of some leaking.

Headed to the office mid-day and figured I would go ahead and take it in for my friend. Just gave it to him about 2hours ago. He said he was going to go home and put it to the test. Will be his first straight razor shave, so I told him to stop by the forum and get to reading the tutorials first.

He doesn't have much facial hair. Just mustache and chin, but I don't want him cutting his lip off. Hopefully he will be happy with it, but he is just using a Mach 3 now, no soap, cream, or even water. I gotta imagine this will be a step up regardless.

Thanks again to all.

I would imagine using water would be a step up. A difference in razor, shaving dry, will matter little to nothing. Sounds like this guy should have been given an electric, not a straight!

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I would imagine using water would be a step up. A difference in razor, shaving dry, will matter little to nothing. Sounds like this guy should have been given an electric, not a straight!

Yeah, I sent him to the wiki tutorial, he knows he is going to have to work on his prep method. Living in China I have a lot of Asian friends, and they don't get quite the beard coverage most of us Westerners get. A lot of them are used to just using an electric or dry shaving the little bit of whiskers they have. They think I am crazy when I talk about straight shaving. Anyway, he loved the gift and has been playing with it non-stop. Hopefully this will get him interested in giving himself a proper shave.