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    Default Boker - The Favorite Razor

    6/8 Boker - 'The Favorite Razor' - returned to as close to original (with a few small improvements 'under the hood') as I could get it without losing the gorgeous etching or maker's mark:

    • original scales polished back to a high sheen
    • blade cleaned up / polished (with greaseless compounds followed by jeweler's compounds) as much as possible without losing the either the etching or Boker logo
    • blade pivot hole sleeved with brass tube to unsure a smooth pivoting on the pin without any slop or play
    • brass thrust washers added for smooth, snug rotation of blade against scales
    • original lead wedge
    • new brass pins and washers

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    Very Nice. On the hunt for a Boker for my next straight. I'm new at this but I hear that Boker is a go-to straight for several.

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    Great job of cleaning up that blade without loosing the etch. Looks fantastic.
    Grant
    "I aint like that no more...my wife, she cured me of drinking and wickedness"
    Clint Eastwood as William Munny in Unforgiven

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    She is a beauty. I don't recall seeing one like it before.

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    Nice work! I have not seen one like that either! must be rare!
    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
    I rest my case.

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    Dang! I thought I had all the Bokers I wanted, but this one is really calling my name! Beautiful job, Maladoda!

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    Look at the shine on that blade. Wowza! I love it.

    Nice one!

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    A nice, clean crisp looking restore, back to original. What's not to love. Good job. Boker are some of the finest razors ever made.
    Thanks for sharing.

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    I've already got three Bokers--all shave fantastically. This one sings to me. Um, I like!

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    Beautiful! Love my Boker, wont ever get rid of her.

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