JR Torrey ARMY razor with camo micarta scales and 9mm pins

I wanted to try to make my own micarta so I decided to take a break from making steampunk scales and give this idea a try.

I recently acquired a nice JR Torrey ARMY razor (I think issued during WWI) and I wanted to update the plain black scales.

I took a pair of British bdu's and cut 6 pieces of fabric and glued them with epoxy resin and let them sit clamped overnight. Homemade micarta is fuzzy when sanded so I put 10 coats of ca (or so) over these.

I wanted to try to use 9mm brass cases to surround the pins. This turned out to be quite a bit harder to pull off than I expected. After cutting the cases with a dremel I countersunk them into the micarta. However i needed 5 #0 washers on each pin in order to bring them to the proper heigth. I had to try this 2 different times and I"m still not very happy with the result of my pinning. I flattened them too much :( I still have a long way to go...

The spacer is cocobolo hardwood (used in many pistol grips) sandwiched between 2 pieces of thin brass.

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Very cool idea, well done and perfect match for the razor! :rock:

I like the effort,,, the pins brought a smile to my face,, When I was building Custom Rifles I would use the cut down case heads as washers for the sling swivels and Bi-pod studs...Always liked it for the "Cool Factor" This is a great idea and the fact that you made the Micarta just adds more to it :tu :tu

Really nice. Great props as well. You got to love a .45!!!

I like the way the pins and washers look, doesn't look like a spent round. Great Job.

I like it, you do some pretty innovative work.

Charlie

That's pretty darn cool. I love guns and the pins are just too cool. Nice job.

Very cool. I've read about making micarta but never got around to trying it (just lazy I guess) very nicely done.
Grant

Nice job! Looks very "military". Maybe you should have posed it with a Luger. OR pinned it with .45's! (Kidding). Very cool! Reminds me of a tank!

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Originally Posted by baldy

Very cool. I've read about making micarta but never got around to trying it (just lazy I guess) very nicely done.
Grant

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The micarta was pretty easy to make and just as easy to work with. I think the CA finish will be necessary due to the fuzziness of homemade micarta, but that isn't very hard to do either.

Had a first shave with the new scales today! Need to tighten the pins a bit but other than that things worked out well!
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