Thread: Max Voos "FLIC" in Turkish Walnut

Really nice work Benjamin!
Very classy.

Beautiful job! Love the way that walnut looks!

Nice one! I love the wedge. the brass liners and pins really compliment the wood. The whole things looks very regal.

Great work Ben, I really love this one.

You did an excellent job. I like the way that you did the walnut and the very subtle tones of the scales. Very classy!

R

Wow, beautiful! That is some very nice looking wood, and the whole thing looks very classy. I do have a question also: In the second picture, the wedge looks to be turned 90degrees from what I am used to i.e. the thick part of the wedge is pointing up instead of in. Could you explain to me why you decided to make it this way? Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by adbuett

Wow, beautiful! That is some very nice looking wood, and the whole thing looks very classy. I do have a question also: In the second picture, the wedge looks to be turned 90degrees from what I am used to i.e. the thick part of the wedge is pointing up instead of in. Could you explain to me why you decided to make it this way? Thanks for sharing!

The wedge actually tapers both ways... it provides a superior fit, and a better spring-action for the scales. This means a razor which centers better and sits properly in the scales, scales which feel sleek in the hand, and a tight pivot 360* around.

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

The wedge actually tapers both ways... it provides a superior fit, and a better spring-action for the scales. This means a razor which centers better and sits properly in the scales, scales which feel sleek in the hand, and a tight pivot 360* around.

Very interesting! I may just have to give that a whirl next time I'm sanding up a wedge.

Originally Posted by adbuett

Very interesting! I may just have to give that a whirl next time I'm sanding up a wedge.

Do try it-- it can be kind of tricky the first few times, but once you get the hang of it there isn't anything hard about it, and you'll be very pleased with the results once you get the angles figured out!

Ben a question, why did you flip the wedge angle??? I learned that from many of the Vintage razors I took apart, and use the trick in most of my builds also but always the same direction as the Vintage razors with the wider part of the wedge toward the bottom... I agree that it does make for a smoother action, but I set it the other direction, Also not in such a pronounced form I just copied the very slight flare toward the bottom... Interesting take on an old idea...