Boker - For special occasions - Tuxedo wear

Jon was so kind to send me his boker with the kind request to dress it up.

The original tang cover was broken and discolored. The original scales were still OK but Jon wanted something special to his liking. So I got asked to use black micarta for the tang cover and faux ivory micarta for the scales with a matching contrasting black wedge.

As you can tell from the before pics the tang was pretty rusted after removal of the old tang covers. I was afraid it was going to be very brittle since it's extremely tin. I managed to remove the rust and used the greaseless to clean everything up.

Now for anyone venturing into replacing tang covers. Basically one very important piece of advise. Cover up and tape the edge of the razor. That way you can really work with the razor in your hand cause once you start sanding the tang covers and finetuning everything you will be moving that razor in every possible way one can imagine.

As mentioned tang covers were fitted with black paper micarta, scales with faux ivory paper micarta, tapered black paper wedge and nickel silver hardware. Blade got restored and polished to a high mirror shine.

Everything fitted perfectly and I was relieved the blade itself didn't have any real issues with off centering between the scales.

Enjoy.

Wow Max, hardly looks like the same razor, I wish I had your skill.

MOST impressive! :bow

Just incredible, my mind is blown!

Wow, Wow, Wow!!! Max, this is truely awesome! Even better than I had it imagined in my mind. Here are some more of the before pictures. I am just floored!

Classic and classy! :tu Jon, you have good taste, and Max, your work is excellent, as usual.

Max, do you use fabricated nickel silver washers, or stainless steel ones, or something else? Thanks!

Now thats one classy razor

Beautiful work, Max!!

Amazing work as always

Wow Max - it seems like you're often daring to not just rework but actually improve on original vintage design

good job :)

As Barney Stinson would say: Suit up, it's gonna be legen... wait for it... I hope you're not lactose intolerant... dary.

LMAO Unbelievable, !!!!! we're on the mind meld again my Brother, I have two tang replacements coming up this weekend...

I am loving that look Mad Max, CLASSY, and a bit SASSY !!! good for the perfect Woman and this razor :)

Thats a beautiful razor!

Great work! :bow

KNOCKOUT JOB MAX !!!
I can't see any pins in the tang covers. How are they attached ?

Max: You did it. How cool is that? Thanks for being here.

Is that what most covered tang razor tangs look like without the covers? Yuckorama.

Chris L

lovely job you've done there :)

ian

An outstanding job!!! So elegantly understated. Truly classy...

Max,

You've done a lot of good work (including, but not limited to, my Hess 99 and my Deutsch). But this is the best so far. What an improvement over the original design. Stellar.

Regards,
Robin

My dear Max:

Many years ago, when I lived in San Francisco, I introduced my new wife Judy to one of my aunts. "She's okay," my aunt said, which I knew to mean, "She's lovely." Okay in my aunt's menu of compliments meant "good stuff."

Looking at your exceptional work on that razor, I borrow my beloved aunt's description and say, "It's okay."

Regards,
Obie

That looks spectacular. Very nice job on the tang inlays. Did you hand-sand the blade, or are you using a buffer setup?

Josh

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KNOCKOUT JOB MAX !!!
I can't see any pins in the tang covers. How are they attached ?

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Waterproof extra strong bond epoxy. You know the one you see in the commercials where they hang Granny up against the ceiling. You get the idea. :)

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Is that what most covered tang razor tangs look like without the covers? Yuckorama.
Chris L

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Not all of them. This one was in real bad shape. I guess the water and humidity that crawled between the original tang covers during all these years must have slowly rusted the steel.

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That looks spectacular. Very nice job on the tang inlays. Did you hand-sand the blade, or are you using a buffer setup?

Josh

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Belts, Buffer, Greaseless, Rouges,.. the whole 9 yards. I do occasionally still hand sand between the wheels when needed.

Thanks to everyone else for the nice comments.

Max, I really really like this one. Very classy. I am going to try to make one of these for Chris M and these pics are really helpful.

Bob

That is an awesome Job!

Lu

I'm going to have to get one of your razors soon! They're just awesome looking every single time! :hmmm:

Amazing, about as good as it gets and then some.

I have to chime in on this one too. WOW. Well done, my friend.

Beautiful razor! Very classy.

It would be hard to resist sticking that in the ol' tuxedo pocket to show off at a formal occasion!

Do you buy the micarta, or fabricate it yourself?

Fred

I would never have imagined that razor would clean up so well. Well done sir!

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Do you buy the micarta, or fabricate it yourself?

Fred

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No, I don't. There's enough manufactured Micarta being sold in varying colors and textures.

It's been said before but it needs to be said again. That is absolutely stunning work. Such class, a real beaut. Impeccable work Mr. Max.