Thread: W&B Faux Frameback in Ebony

A couple of months ago Ganboyi sent me a PM about rescaling a razor for him. He wanted something classic to go with the patina on the blade, and I had a lot of fun emailing back and forth with him as we figured out exactly the scales he wanted. It was neat having the feedback from him, but also high-pressure in the shop because he and I both knew exactly what he wanted!

Thick ebony, heavily profiled to feel organic in the hand (not a flat surface on them!) and a polished aluminum wedge. No surface film on these scales, just a lot of buffing and a little hard wax to protect them. The charcoal streaks in the black wood, coupled with the vintage shape, give these scales a really neat feel... like Sheffield "remixed." Anyway, I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

Oooo Aahhhhh!!! Very NICE

Keeping it's original color /DROOL!! Love the choice of scales

Those scales compliment the nice patina on that blade quite well. Excellent work!

Thanks so much Ben, I am eager to get her into my hands.

Nice Simple and elegant!

I love them, but ebony is one of my favorites anyways.

Subdued elegance! Blade and scales go well with each other. I love them!
Respectfully
~Richard

Very nice job. You don't see many W&B faux framebacks around.

Unassumingly it is all business, without pretending to be anything but a solid razor.

Looks like it would be a very satisfying shaver.

You are putting out some nice polished looking scales (and I mean polish in terms of execution, not finish on the wood ). Well done