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08-11-2010, 05:56 AM #21Member
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Beautiful work!
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08-11-2010, 07:54 AM #22
Lovely! I really love all these acrylics you use, they look modern and classic at the same time.
So is the balancing nail the most important bit of kit in the shop Glen..?
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08-11-2010, 11:01 AM #23Senior Member
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Great job Glen !!!!
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08-11-2010, 11:46 AM #24Senior Member
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You are absolutely right about the balance point and the weight of the scales.
When the razor is held open in the hand for shaving the scales serve as a counter-balance for the blade which normally puts the center of balance of the whole straight razor (blade + scales) approximately right on an imaginary line running up through the lower arm.
Because the center of balance of the razor occupies this 'sweet spot' (in line with the lower arm) the razor is easier to rotate and handle.
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08-11-2010, 03:00 PM #25At this point in time...
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Ignatz:
You would think it would be so obvious wouldn't you...
Honestly if you actually read some of the responses from a few of the guys, you will soon see there is a bit of an inside joke about those balance pics...
You have pm
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08-11-2010, 03:14 PM #26Senior Member
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I've got the bahamma mama kama from Glen, and he is the master of balance. That thing just melts in my hand and feels like an extension of my arm.
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08-11-2010, 03:20 PM #27Senior Moderator
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Another example of your great work.
Bob
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08-11-2010, 03:48 PM #28Senior newbie learning EVERY DAY!!!
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Wonderful job!!!
Will always love these big W&B's......
Thanks for sharing!!
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08-14-2010, 10:21 AM #29Lookin like a crim
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All jokes about the magic nail aside, how seriously to you take the balance. How often does it occur that your not happy with the way things are looking, and what do you do? take a little more off the scales if they're too heavy, add a heavier wedge if they're too light?
"I aint like that no more...my wife, she cured me of drinking and wickedness"
Clint Eastwood as William Munny in Unforgiven
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Glen
Good job on that W&B, love those balance pics...
"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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