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Well, Glen and I must have been channeling the same muse when Travis sent us our blocks of Turkish Walnut and asked for "Classy Scales." I finished this one yesterday and spent most of last night fighting with my light box...
Scales are a simple design, flat panels to let the wood really speak for itself. Used my special Tung Oil blend to rub these until they shine like a French lacquer. Brass pins, and a brass-lined faux tortoiseshell wedge...
A few more pics:
WOW! Very nice.
Looks beautiful. Very nicely done...love the wood and the finish :)
"Classy Scales" Indeed! Nice work!
Very nice indeed. Funny you bring this up, but I shaved with a razor named "THE BOOS" today. Love the wedge work & finish...
I want it lol
That is some sexy wood. Wait... that's not what I mean...
Whoa! That is amazing work and I can't believe how well that brass liner turned out. I still can't get over how well that wood looks when it's finished. :dropjaw:
Very pretty timber & the scales complement the square point perfectly.
btw wait till you shave test that baby :D
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!
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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!
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Originally Posted by adbuett
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by BKratchmer
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by adbuett
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...
Very nice Benjamin! :tu :tu The finish on the walnut and the superb pinning gives a classy look the finished work.