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08-06-2010, 06:21 AM #1Scale Maniac
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Wade & Butcher 7/8 in Walnut
This is a full restore/rescale I did for my father. It's been a long project because I didn't originally have all the tools I wanted to do the job. We found the blade covered in rust for $7 at an antique store, in its original scales, and thought it just might have life in it...
I did the scales in figured black walnut, as per his request (I kept the original scales to put on a different W&B Chopper) with a buffed polyurethane finish. They are like glass, lit from within! Horn wedge, brass hardware... Looking forward to teaching him to shave with this!
My computer fried this morning, so I won't be able to put up the before pics, but here are the afters:
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08-06-2010, 07:19 AM #2Lookin like a crim
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Looks great, beautiful work. Thats something I would be very proud to give my father.
Last edited by baldy; 08-06-2010 at 11:16 AM.
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08-06-2010, 07:19 AM #3This is not my actual head.
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Awesome work Ben!
Black walnut is one of my favorite woods. The rounded contour and finish on that walnut makes it look fantastic.
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08-06-2010, 07:39 AM #4OlllllllO
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excellent work, I like this wood too.
It's the right one material for such a nice W&B.
Regards
Tom
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08-06-2010, 07:41 AM #5
Outstanding work Ben!
Thats a real beauty, and those scales look fantastic!
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08-06-2010, 07:57 AM #6Senior newbie learning EVERY DAY!!!
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Beautiful work!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
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08-06-2010, 11:10 AM #7Senior Member
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Fantastic job!!
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08-06-2010, 12:07 PM #826. Hatter Engaging in Rhetoric
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very, very classy - you should be very proud.
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08-06-2010, 12:23 PM #9Senior Member
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Beautiful work Ben. Your dad will no doubt cherish using that chopper!
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08-06-2010, 01:08 PM #10The Great & Powerful Oz
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Great razor & great job Ben ! Your father will lurrrve it !!
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