A bit different, Filarmonica #14 in Honey Horn

This one is a bit different, I had not seen a #14 like this one before and no before you ask there was not a ton on spine wear that I fixed...

Max you were right about the Jose Monserrat name last night in Chat... It was stamped that way, with the "Doble Temple" name below

Honey Ox horn from Masecraft, their new stuff, a bit of extra "Stinky" work to re-polish it, because it de-laminates almost instantly, so you have to sand and re-polish it out,, almost as hard as doing acrylics, to get the wet shine look back...
The blade was polished to a near perfect mirror, I used a Brass lined, Faux Ivory wedge, the liners are about as thin as it gets at .005... I will try later to get some close ups of it, but the 5 I took already basically sucked :( I was rushing the pics so I'll try tonight after work..
All Brass hardware to match the liners of course, I can't wait to test shave this one, to compare it to other #14's because the grind sure is different...

A side note here on how to get a "for sure" Horn test done, the Wife when she looked at the original blanks insisted that is was Acrylic because of the shine, Now one of our Shiba Inu dogs loves to look at the razors when they are done, so I showed him the blanks... One quick sniff, one tenative lick, and bam he was on them ready to chew, "Yep that's real horn" LOL

Don't worry Jason he didn't leave any teeth marks :)

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what a great classic looking straight.

Very well done Glen, great look to those scales.

Nice work with the blade but those scales look really beautiful. How fine grits you go when sanding horn?
Great thinking with the real horn test; have to put dogs earn their living next time i work with with horn.

I went with the same things I do to Acrylic to get them looking that way

I was reluctant to put them on the buffer, as I would have been very ticked off if they de-laminated again, after all the work I put into them...
Horn was always a rather easy material to work in the past, basically Cut, Shape, Buff, and Done... The buffer and compound might well work but I just didn't want to risk it.. I went 400-12,000 grit by hand, then hand rubbed polishing compound and RenWax to finish....

PS: for anyone reading this that is lost with the de-laminate statement,,, Imagine splitting your fingernail so that the top shiny layer flakes off and leaves a flap of nail hanging... Horn can do the same thing...

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SWEEEEEEET!

Great work Glen! :tu

Beautiful work. A huge improvement over the originals. I know that's not saying much with Filly's, but you know what I mean!

Nice job Glen!!!!

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

This one is a bit different, I had not seen a #14 like this one before and no before you ask there was not a ton on spine wear that I fixed...

Max you were right about the Jose Monserrat name last night in Chat... It was stamped that way, with the "Doble Temple" name below

Honey Ox horn from Masecraft, their new stuff, a bit of extra "Stinky" work to re-polish it, because it de-laminates almost instantly, so you have to sand and re-polish it out,, almost as hard as doing acrylics, to get the wet shine look back...
The blade was polished to a near perfect mirror, I used a Brass lined, Faux Ivory wedge, the liners are about as thin as it gets at .005... I will try later to get some close ups of it, but the 5 I took already basically sucked :( I was rushing the pics so I'll try tonight after work..
All Brass hardware to match the liners of course, I can't wait to test shave this one, to compare it to other #14's because the grind sure is different...

A side note here on how to get a "for sure" Horn test done, the Wife when she looked at the original blanks insisted that is was Acrylic because of the shine, Now one of our Shiba Inu dogs loves to look at the razors when they are done, so I showed him the blanks... One quick sniff, one tenative lick, and bam he was on them ready to chew, "Yep that's real horn" LOL

Don't worry Jason he didn't leave any teeth marks :)

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Glen,
That's a beautiful blade dressed to kill...in a gorgeous set of scales.

that is a RAZOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

" a work of art " thats beautiful

Looks a lot like blonde horn, a definite improvement over the typical fili.

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Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Looks a lot like blonde horn, a definite improvement over the typical fili.

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Filly, Blonde, Honey, Horn(y) hmmmmm sounds like a we are not talking about a razor there Kelly :)

Nicely done G-MAN you got that horn looking real good!!

Stunning work. Very, very cool looking razor.

beautiful!

Love what you did! I have an older Fili 14, Same style but doesnt have Dbl temp. Looks very classy. :beer2:

Bootiful ! Love that translucent look.

Shame about the de-laminating. I guess with natural products some are more consistent than others. I remember having a horn comb as a kid that I could almost fold in 2 without any damage.

Glean this is great work, great scales for a great blade.

Nice job Glen! The extra work on the horn was worth it.

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Filly, Blonde, Honey, Horn(y) hmmmmm sounds like a we are not talking about a razor there Kelly :)

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My apologies, I have been preoccupied!

Nice work Glen but I suspect that I would like your dog better than your razors :D

Very nice indeed, hera I am thinking about horn scales for a couple of my razors...again.

That turned out stellar with that smooth horn look. Blade still has plenty of life. The reason the grind looks different to you might be the fact that the Filarmonica is usually always around the 15/16 mark (at least all the ones I have seen (Jose Monserrat Pou). This one looks like it has seen some use hence the grind looks stiffer as the blade lost most of the extra hollow ground part and width of the blade. Looks more 6/8 ish or so. I could be wrong as it's always hard to judge when looking at a picture. None the less, the G touch never fails. Super job.

Excellent work Glen! My dog sneaks licks on the horn when I'm hand sanding on the couch... and sure enough he has devoured a few sets of scales i left out. Gotta be careful with that stuff :)

Nice job on the rescale, Glen. Does your dog show an interest in ivory as well?

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Nice job on the rescale, Glen. Does your dog show an interest in ivory as well?

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Hmmmm are you trying to hint that besides Drug, Bomb, Cadaver, S&R, and Service Dogs we might be looking at a new "Scales" Dog ????? :D :D


LMAO....

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Hmmmm are you trying to hint that besides Drug, Bomb, Cadaver, S&R, and Service Dogs we might be looking at a new "Scales" Dog ????? :D :D


LMAO....

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Yes, but can your dog tell the difference between horn and tortoise?:confused:

It looks like something new out of a catalog, very nice work and that horn material is a great new option it looks like.

I was going to wait until I received it to post, so I could add my first-hand knowledge, but as the eager soon-to-be-recipient of this boy I have to add my huzzahs to the chorus - truly stellar. And I can't help but note that I had to nudge Glen a bit, hesitant as he was to work with horn...but there's a reason one always keeps coming back to naturals...
PS - and I can't tell you how glad I am it passed the doggy test - had me rolling on the floor reading that..

Smooth and elegant, nice job!

Beautifully done. Comes together perfectly.

Ha! I love the horn test. :)

Beautiful work and pictures.