Thread: 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.