Royal in Cascara (Buckthorn)

I started messing around with a piece of wood a good friend of mine gave me to try. It didn't look like much when raw. I was practicing making a shape on the scales, tapering from the wedge end back to the pin end. When I got it done and put a swipe of tung oil on it, man was I surprised. This is beautiful. So I looked in my box of eBay scores and found a razor that said "Royal" on it. Bingo. The wedge is Cocobolo, pins and washers are brass. I used wide brass washers because the wood is just a little soft. I am not happy with the finish on the blade. Next time I won't sand at night by the light of the worklight. I'll go back and redo it when I get a chance.Attachment 52008

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Great job! :tu

Thats come out looking really good, the blasé has taken a really lovely finish.

You must be a perfectionist, I'd be very happy with that blade!

Nicely done, sir.

Nice finish, on the blade and the nicely shaped scales.

You got that really nice. Those scales look beautiful.

I have lot of (too many) sea buckthorns growing around my house. I never thought of making any woodworks of them, but now i really have to give them a try.

That came out nice! Not a huge fan of wood but that one is striking.

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Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

That came out nice! Not a huge fan of wod but that one is striking.

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So far I have done Cocobolo and now Cascara. I will continue to use both in the future.
I have however, just received a bunch of acrylic and horn from Masecraft.
BTW, I highly recommend Masecraft for supplies.

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Originally Posted by Sailor

You got that really nice. Those scales look beautiful.

I have lot of (too many) sea buckthorns growing around my house. I never thought of making any woodworks of them, but now i really have to give them a try.

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Be careful in handling it. They use the bark to make a laxative. Wear a respirator!

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Originally Posted by CDogg

You must be a perfectionist, I'd be very happy with that blade!

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Yes I am, to my own detriment.

Looks great! Very nice workmanship...

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Originally Posted by souschefdude

So far I have done Cocobolo and now Cascara. I will continue to use both in the future.
I have however, just received a bunch of acrylic and horn from Masecraft.
BTW, I highly recommend Masecraft for supplies.

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Ya, Masecraft is awesome...I ordered some stuff from then awhile ago..great stuff and shipping speed was phenominal.

i found the before picture. It had one of those Bamboo looking scales, which were broken at the wedge end.
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Very nice work.

Your photography is also very nice. It is hard to do justice on both a polish blade and a handle at the same time.

Jim

Chef...Dude...beautiful scales and blade! Your standards are waaay high! Jimbo

Did you really just use Tung oil as finish? The scales look nice and shiny.

Yes, 24 hr soak, then 24 dry.
Then 6 coats wiped on, dried and 0000 mesh sanded between coats.
coat of Meguiar's car polish at the end.

I love the look of the scales, they came out fantastic. I really enjoy your posts. Nice razors and scales are coming out of your shop.

That golden wood is beautiful! You did the Royal blade proud.

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Originally Posted by souschefdude

Yes, 24 hr soak, then 24 dry.
Then 6 coats wiped on, dried and 0000 mesh sanded between coats.
coat of Meguiar's car polish at the end.

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I thought tung oil will leave a satin finish when dried. Your scales look very shiny. I will give tung oil a try sometime.

It's satin until you start with the wipe on coats as described above.