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08-07-2011, 01:03 AM #1Scales are not just for fish...
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Cigar Smokin' Pieces Parts Wade and Butcher
I finished this one up today after my flea market trip.
This project came in part as a clean up in my shop. I was going through the draws and boxes and found a bunch of odds & ends from different Wade and Butcher razors I had worked on at one time or another.
The scales were chipped and beat up, they even had some initials carved into them. I took them and cleaned them up, filled any of the voids with epoxy and sanded them out back to their original shape. I then added a thin coat of resin to the insides to "flush them up. At this point I glued on a bunch of Cigar rings that I had kickin' around (man do I love a good stick) using marine epoxy. Once this dried I did 8 thin pours of resin then sanded an buffed them out.
The domed washers also came from old W&B scales I had re-done. (I safe everything).
The lead wedge also cam from a W&B.
The blade is W&B Swayback I had picked up awhile ago that someone had reground. I opted to leave it as it was and not do a mirror polish. I think it adds itself to the styling of the overall look.
Enjoy!
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08-07-2011, 01:12 AM #2Senior Member
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Love those scales. Great job!
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08-07-2011, 01:16 AM #3Senior Member
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Stunning scales!! Great idea!
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08-07-2011, 01:40 AM #4Senior Member
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You do have great taste in cigars.
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08-07-2011, 03:28 AM #5Member
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Creative and very well-done. I like it!
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08-07-2011, 04:47 AM #6Junior Member
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pretty cool looking
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08-07-2011, 05:34 AM #7learning something new every day
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that is soo cool, makes me wanna take my beatup razor and make it nice and pretty
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08-07-2011, 05:51 AM #8face scraper
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NICE! that looks great. Very creative
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08-07-2011, 04:05 PM #9Senior Member
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Yeah, nothing wrong with a nice stick after a good shave. Love the scales. You did a really good job on this razor. Of course you were starting with a W & B. I just love the old Sheffields.
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08-07-2011, 04:12 PM #10Senior Member
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Absolute splendid job, I think it looks great, I dont know why but smoking cigars and straight shaving seem to have a kind of connection, must be the cigar cutter? Lovely to see something different pop up now and again.
Jamie.“Wherever you’re going never take an idiot with you, you can always find one when you get there.”
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