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    Default Wacker wedge in two tone Amboyna

    This is one of my razors, and frankly it is one of if not the best shaver in my collection which has surpased a few hundred over the past few years. It is silver steel, wedge grind round point. I have customs that cost literally 10X more than this razor but have never surpassed it's shave. The blade is nicely engraved. I did give the blade a light polish to buff it up a bit but no alterations beyond that.

    It originally had black buffalo scales but I decided to dress it up a bit with some two tone Amboyna burl. This is some of the deepest red I have seen in Amboyna and I have worked a lot of Amboyna burl. The scales are finished in high gloss epoxy resin. Pins are 1/16 brass rod with my usual brass over stainless washers. Wedge is Ebony.

    Eye candy time.
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    That is some SERIOUS red, and some sweeeet scales... Nice shot on the scale reflection, and great work, as usual

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    Beautiful !!!

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    Very nice!

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    Beautiful work as usual. LOVE the combination of woods done with the "line" vertical,but I don't seem to like many of the ones I've seen with it horizontal.

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    Default Wacker wedge . . .

    Hello, Cannonfodder:

    I especially like the sleek design of the scales framed in the rustic tone. A lovely razor.

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    Stunning. This just fuels my desire to get a Wacker!

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    Quote Originally Posted by aroliver59 View Post
    Beautiful work as usual. LOVE the combination of woods done with the "line" vertical,but I don't seem to like many of the ones I've seen with it horizontal.
    That is not a laminate. The wood grew that way. It is a combonation of sap wood and heart wood. Problem with a horizontal split is that the junction of the heart and sap wood is a weak point. If that junction happens around a pin, the scales could split in half. The resin I use hardens the entire scale making it nearly unbreakable so I do not worry abut the scales cracking in half. The horizontal separation also avoids a pin falling on or around a seam. Personally, I like the way the wood balances with that kind of devide, the eye flows better over the lines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LegalBeagle View Post
    Stunning. This just fuels my desire to get a Wacker!
    I like them. I have 6 or 7 and enjoy the shave I get from all of them. I do wish he made a French point wedge in 8/8 but Herr Wacker does not make them and is not a fan of special order razors.

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    That is the best looking amboyna I've ever seen. I'm in love. You did a great job on the scale shape, too.

    If you're ever looking to sell some of the wood from that same stock please let me know. I'd be interested.

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