Custom Restores - CV Heljestrand No. 9 1/2 - Spear #10 - Thiers Issard 1937

This one is heading out to my good friend Erick/Ookla...
Erick said to have fun and do what I wanted on this Swede...

I started by polishing the blade out on the buffers, yes I swear it is the same razor that Erick sent me...

For scales I chose a Dyna Blue acrylic and got a little wild on the wedge end design. when I thought about what color to use for the wedge itself, it finally it dawned on me, "Yellow" after all it is a Swedish razor :)
I used bi-metal pins and washers to hold it all together...

So from Eskilstuna Sweden, here is a No.9 1/2 CV Heljestrand Half hollow squared point razor...


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Glen,

You need Max to teach you the ways of the camera and lightbox :)

I'm sure those pics dont do it justice.

Too cool!!!

A perfect outfit for a swede. Telling you to have fun and do what you want always turns out well.

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Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Glen,

You need Max to teach you the ways of the camera and lightbox :)

I'm sure those pics dont do it justice.

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:) I agree, Max I am coming to Vegas, "Party on Brother"....

very nice Glen... I just got a few eskilstunas last week in the resto lineup, they will be my first swedes

Anyhow, nice work Glen

All of Sverge is applauding you now I bet. I'm not Swedish but some of my friends are, and I know they love those colors...hehe

Cheers
David

For the record, that blade was covered in black stains when I sent it to Glen. It came out much better than I ever expected.

Great work Glen, as always!

Those scales look wicked!

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:) I agree, Max I am coming to Vegas, "Party on Brother"....

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promises, promises,...

Nice touch mimicking the blue/yellow colors from the Swedish flag!

My G brother is getting artsy.

Glen!!! You owe me royalties! I've been having this idea for almost two years. I'll be collecting in vegas.

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Glen!!! You owe me royalties! I've been having this idea for almost two years. I'll be collecting in vegas.

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LMAO OK brother No Problem I will pay up in Vegas...
Lynn said he is in on this trip too...

Very nice work.

Couldn't imagine better colors for Swedish blade.

Looks a winner G-Man :D
Great choice in colours & nice touch at the wedge.

I bet its looking even better in real life! ;)

Hey this one is great...and I can now say that with more confidence as I'm holding one of Glenns restores in my hand now...
He does awesome work!

Another of Erick's getting ready to head home...

Wrapped in some Yellow/Black Electric acrylics, brass hardware, and matching wedge...

BTW for those of you that always ask if you can hone out those tiny little chips in blades, the answer is YES, you sure can !!!... just take it slow and carefully...


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:yOh Boy!!

Who's a lucky Ookla then ?? :D

Erick wanted this one re-scaled in Olivewood
Now if the "Razor Gods" ever decreed that I could only have one wood to make scales out of this would be my choice of woods...

Olivewood is so well behaved, it cuts clean, shapes easy, sands smooth, finishes like a dream, and hell it even smells good when you are working it...

Olivewood re-scale, wipe on Poly finish, Ebony wedge, and Bi-metal hardware...

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Perfect!


This is the part where I start staring out the window, watching for the mailman.

What did you use for finishing those olive wood scales? They look great.

Clean, I like 'em!

Beautiful grain & colour in that olivewood. :tu Must get some !!!

Wow glen, I am glad I checked back in on this thread. I love that olive!

Awesome work Glen.

All beautifully done!!

Lu