Thread: If satan used a razor, this would be it, Paduk/Ebony 8/8 Barbers Use

I made a set of scales a year or two ago that I really liked. A blood wood lined ebony with a mosaic pin and a W&B blade. I ended up having to sell it for Christmas but keep thinking back to those scales. I took the lessons learned and made a new set. These scales are Paduk lined with Gabon ebony laminate. The difficult part is getting the scales, all 4 pieces, exactly the same thickness. The Paduk is just over 1/16 thick and the Ebony nearly paper thin at 1/32 of an inch thick. The ebony is epoxied to the Paduk with a few hundred pound of pressure to insure a solid bond. Then the scales were cut. When the edges are routed over the ebony is cut away leaving a 1/16 inch deep blood red border with the jet black ebony overlay. The scales are finished in epoxy resin which hardens the wood even more and builds up the thickness of the scales to around 1/8 of an inch total. The deep resin finish gives the wood a deep, you could swim in it, high gloss finish. The wedge is straight Ebony, pins are 1/16 brass rod with brass over stainless washers. Once peened, the entire thing gets a very light pass on chromium oxide to smooth out and polish the pins and scales.


The blade is a 8/8 Wade and Butcher For Barbers Use barber notch wedge. It is a classic case of I wish I had a before photo. The blade had some pitting but nothing to severe but it was charcoal gray to black with tarnish and age. The blade got a full run on the greaseless compounds then it went to hand sanding up through 2500 grit paper, then a full complement of compounds on the buffer to mirror polish it. The mirrored blade reflects the blood red Paduk wood giving the red border even more depth when the blade is closed.


Quite wicked yet elegant looking in my opinion. I plan on hanging onto this one. I will sell the wife before I give this one up.


Enjoy the eye candy.

That is incredible. I can't say that I blame you for holding on to this one, but don't let your wife read the thread!

Wow..... looks like you put a little time into this endeavor. It looks just perfect. Thanks for sharing

Very nice indeed, but hang on to the wife too . If she found out your intentions, she might put you AND this razor up on eBay

After 19 years, we dont worry much.

Wow, elegant and dramatic. Truely a great looking set of scales and the blade plays off the scales well. I can understand not wanting to sell it but if you ever wanna make a few more sets of scales I'm confident you'll never have a problem finding interest in them.

This was the original set. On this one the bloodwood was thin and the ebony was thick. I wanted more red so I reversed the process, added a few tricks time has taught me and made the above setup today. Two days in blade work, a day cutting/sanding/laminating the wood and week for the resin to set.

Now, time for a cigar.

Sweet!!! Have you shaved with it yet?

Nope. Needs honed. The blade had minor hone ware but needs time on a half dozen stones to put the appropriate scary sharp edge on it. That is for another day. The hard part if finished.

Oh I think our own Spazola might have something better suited for the dark prince lol.....Beautiful work on both the scales and blade, loving the colors!