French frameback, red transparent acrylic

I made some new red transparent acrylic scales for my French frameback today.

I put it with some of my other acrylic scaled restores... I'm getting quite a rainbow going. :rofl2:

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A very beautiful rainbow, I would say. Looks wonderful.

Great minds ... I just finished an Engstrom f/back today & am in the honing process. Not pretty like yours tho, just kept the bakelite scales :)

Looks good.

THe second pic looks a bit like a school of fish!

Very nice work mate. You have your own unique style.
Grant

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Originally Posted by Maxi

The second pic looks a bit like a school of fish!

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Ditto! Lots of pop there! Nice work. Say, is that a humidor box? Lets see the inside of it!

That'll bring some life in your shaving ritual. Great job.

Those are absoluetly beautiful! Great lines.

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Ditto! Lots of pop there! Nice work. Say, is that a humidor box? Lets see the inside of it!

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It's just a Cohiba Cuban cigar box. I haven't gotten around to it yet, but I am going to divide it into seven compartments and line it with felt.

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nice collection. why would you say acrylic handles are your favorite? I noticed that's all you own. Easy to work with? Waterproof?

Very nice work, good looking grouping, I was wondering, is it hard to work to with acrylic for scale making??
The results are very impresive indeed!!

tinkersd

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Originally Posted by shavemybaby

nice collection. why would you say acrylic handles are your favorite? I noticed that's all you own. Easy to work with? Waterproof?

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That's not all I own. I probably have over a dozen razors with natural handles, and another dozen with the original plastic, Bakelite, etc.

But yes, acrylic is a pretty sensible option for restores and replacement scales. It is tough, inexpensive, relatively easy to work with. It is a good option for someone who is starting to restore but does not own a huge amount of equipment and it will last forever.

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Originally Posted by tinkersd

Very nice work, good looking grouping, I was wondering, is it hard to work to with acrylic for scale making??
The results are very impresive indeed!!

tinkersd

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No, not really. you work on it like you do wood, but you don't need to worry about waterproof finishes or anything like that. Just lots of sanding. I cut it out, carve it to shape with a dremel, then sand up to 1500 grit. Then if you buff the edges with brasso they come up all glossy.

I wrote a tutorial on another forum, if you are interested.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173722