Permedge X104 in Brazilian Rosewood

[BKratchmer]

This is a nice little 5/8 made for the United Drug Company of Boston/St. Louis that I found in a lot of razors I bought to play with in the shop. I'd never heard of permedge before, but it was in new-old-shoddy condition-- no honewear, no rust, but a good bit of tarnish and broken up scales.

I also just got in a shipment of exotic hardwoods, and the brazilian rosewood was looking nice to my eye, so this little razor got dressed in some just-over-1/16th-thick rosewood scales with a white acrylic wedge, 6 coats of buffed polyurethane, and stacked stainless-brass pins.

Shave test later tonight.

[spazola]

Those are very classy looking scales, very nice fit and finish. The pinning is perfect. I like the way the razor looks.

Charlie

[baldy]

Very nicely done. The timber looks lovely and so do the pins.

[lz6]

Very nice work on that razor. Scales compliment the blade perfectly.

[Convert]

Does it shave as good as it looks?

[onimaru55]

Excellent work Ben ! I bet it's a gem of a shaver.

[bassguy]

See here, wood is supposed to be warm and supple, yielding to the touch. Note the abundance of rounded edges and delicate elliptical curves throughout. Well done IMO.

[ganboyi]

Really nice, sensitive work... I am becoming more and more a fan each time I see your scales. I think the Walnut is still my favourite.

[crankymoose]

very nice, love those pins

[LegalBeagle]

Way to make the diamons shine out of the rough! A great job you id, Ben!