Joseph Smith Regrind in carbon fiber

Here is a full regrind, i reground it using an 8" wheel. It has a mirror finish.

Carbon fiber scales, G-10 weave wedge, expecting it to stand out a bit more, but, I ended up liking the understated look. Enjoy.

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Gawd! that is cool! If I understand, that would be a fine shaving blade with all that hot and cold! Hard as a rock and pretty! Thanks for sharing! The scales are amazing.

Wowwww Brad...Beautifully done :tu

I just can't believe that all that rust came out of the "initial" razor :dropjaw:. What a stunning transformation...There's no trace of crud remaining. Unbelievable!!!

Now that's a beautiful result! As always your attention to detail and precision shine through!

Amazing job! I have been thinking about using the carbon fiber myself, had wondered why i haven't seen more of it as scale material. Was it hard to work with? What did you seal it with?

Great looking razor

Putting that grinder you built to good use :tu very nice save on the blade Brad...

Your work on the scales and the rest of the restore is fantastic as is normal for you :)

Awwww...words just dont do this justice, I love that razor and its inspired me for my next restore.
I fancy a Carbon/Kevlar weave set of scales, just need to find a nice shoulderless blade:)

Thanks for sharing your work.

Great job Brad!

Greg

Hello, Undream:

That is an incredible transformation of a straight razor in the hands of a craftsman. Great work.

Regards,

Obie

Beautiful work Brad! Well done.

Oh my, that is amazing! The before pic looked so bad I'd have not expect anything even half decent come out of it, but your work has left it looking like it was born only yesterday. A job very well done.

That is a beautiful restore. The wedge is very cool, as are the scales. Brad your work is always fun to look at, you do great stuff.

DAMN RIGHT! That is nice! I think its cool how the high-tech handle material works so well on a vintage tool.

Amazing work, specially considering the condition you started with.

great. really great

Wow! she's a beauty. You put a lot of work in that. Ijust can't get over the before and after. A very nice job, thanks for sharing it.

amazing doesn't even begin to describe how good that looks. excellent job. If testosterone were made into razors it would look like that.

Very nice indeed, great work.

Hi. I guess you could call me a honester (in all it's implications). However, that's a damn fine job you did.

I'm brand new to the forum, but have been searching high and low for info on straight razors over the past couple years. It all got started when I ran across an article on wet shaving, and then inherited a couple straight razors from my grandfather. I'm dying to get them back in shape, and in working condition.

My biggest difficulty I've encountered to this point is how to deal with rust properly, while still retaining that pretty shine, like yours turned out. I'm an electronics guy, I have absolutely no practical experience dealing with metal in this manner. What's this about a grinder you built, and how do you maintain the various lines of the razor when you're grinding? I'm guessing this is all done by hand. How would I go about beginning with a grinder? Are there plans and specs somewhere on here I can check out? I've got several blades that are minus scales that I've picked up for a song and dance at local antique shops that I can practice on.

Again, that's a God-awfully beautiful finished product, man.

That is one of the best transformations of a razor I think I have ever seen. Great job!

All I can say is AMAZING !!