Thread: Gold Bug ~ Friodur ~ Engström ~ Greaves ~ W&B > finally done :-)

Originally Posted by olafurson

All that's more pretty than any one man deserves.

That is a fact! But I am so proud of Max's artistry, I'm happy to confess that those Fab Five are mine. I just couldn't be happier how they turned out. Thank you Max.

To truly appreciate these, you have to see pics of what I actually sent Max to work on originally, a truly mixed bag, a few pretty raw. I lack Max's photography skills for the "before" pics, but you'll get the idea of what Max is capable of doing.

All but one were eBay or flea market finds. The excellent Greaves I bought off the SRP classifieds from Holli4pirating, and it was one of the best shavers I'd ever put to my face until I dropped it and broke the scales clean off it. Heartbreak. Max took these raw materials, and created what you see in the original post. Refer back HERE to the first post for the "After" pics. I almost can't believe the transformations.

First, the original Gold Bug. Amazing razor, but the factory scales were a flimsy, misaligned bad dream that didn't do the paper-thin blade justice:




Next, the Greaves & Sons Sheaf Works. All I sent was a blade:




Next, the Engstrom. Good basic steel, but rotted horn scales that couldn't hold the blade:




Next, the Friodur. An eBay special, good raw material, but the he scales were "mystery wood" with a finish that flaked off every shave. I had also chipped the edge, and the original honing was nothing to write home about :





I've hit my picture-per-post limit, so I will save the W&B for the next post, showing before and after in one post.

Finally, the before and after of the big W&B. A $15 eBay special before I cracked the scales trying to tighten them, and got so mad I just pulled the scales off and put it in a drawer. Here's what Max did with it: the straight razor equivalent of a fully restored '60s muscle car:

Just love 'em. The lines, the flow. It's music for the eyes

Thou shalt not covet, but dang it I'm jealous.