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12-06-2009, 11:42 PM #1At this point in time...
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Boker "Pearl" razor w/Covered Tang in Midnight Acrylic
A Logical restore for our very own Logistics....
Every now an then, you just have to say WTF... and that is what Travis said the other night in chat... After I popped this Boker "Pearl" loose everything just kind of started falling apart...
First those old Boker Bakelite scales couldn't handle the rusted pins coming loose, then the MOP tang covers were cracked to pieces under the scales so they more or less crumbled off there...
So looking at this, we needed an idea, Travis came up with a good one
"Do whatever you want Glen" 
So I took one day just to think about it and came up with this idea, why not use the Midnight acrylic that I loved on another Boker I did last year except carry it straight through to the covered tang too...
So first I cleaned up the razor, then using epoxy I glued on the very thin tang covers... At the same time I set up the scale blanks and let this all sit in the shop in the vice to dry....
Today I started sanding and shaping using my belt sander and a Dremel with a sanding sleeve on there... I made the scales and sanded the tang covers to fit.. I sanded the scales and the tang covers to 12k using micromesh and then some PlastX polish...
I used NiAg pins with SS and Brass washers and a matching acrylic wedge...
Anyway here is a fully restored 5/8 Spike point Boker "Pearl" razor with matching Midnight Acrylic Scales and Tang... Hope you like it Travis
Oh BTW the best part of this story is I should be able to hand deliver this one in Denver on Tuesday....
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12-07-2009, 12:02 AM #2Member
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Excelent work as ever, congrats. When I grow up I want to be able to restore like that.
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12-07-2009, 12:10 AM #3Member
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Wow! That is gorgeous!
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12-07-2009, 12:31 AM #4Born a Hundred Years Too Late
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Fantastic work,Glen.First time I've seen new tang covers done and after I saw it I said"of course".Turned out super.
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12-07-2009, 12:38 AM #5Senior Member
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Wow it looks good,
How does one make Tang Covers???
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12-07-2009, 12:44 AM #6Warrior Saint
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Breathtaking
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12-07-2009, 12:46 AM #7Senior Member
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Glen, you've out done yourself on this restore. Beautiful work and color selection.
I believe this is the first covered tang restore I've seen.
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)
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12-07-2009, 12:57 AM #8The Great & Powerful Oz
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Excellent job G but dude! that Santa needs a shave.
Got one of these in the queue. Looking forward to un-pinning ... NOT !
The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.
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12-07-2009, 12:59 AM #9Senior Member
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Beautiful work Glen. With that covered tang, you've taken your work to another level.
Having Fun Shaving
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12-07-2009, 12:59 AM #10Beard growth challenged
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Amazing!
I had never expected anything like that nowadays ever.
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