Hamburg Ring in Micarta

**Zephyr** · 11-29-2011, 08:40 PM

13/16 Hamburg Ring, Extra Hollow Solingen Silver Steel.

I forgot to take a before shot, but the only thing I have done to the blade is a little polish, the original scales was plane black plastic.

Scales and wedge are made of Burgundy linen micarta, brass pins and washers, I'm quite happy how it turned out

**lz6** · 11-29-2011, 08:43 PM

You should be proud. It finished beautifully and those razors are superb shavers.

**Catrentshaving** · 11-29-2011, 09:27 PM

Nicely done. An elegant modern look to those scales.

**Maxi** · 11-30-2011, 02:47 AM

Nice looker. And the pinning looks really good!

**rangerdvs** · 11-30-2011, 02:44 PM

Very nice work! Do like the burgundy! Ken

**mav13** · 11-30-2011, 10:46 PM

Hey Zephyr

Can I ask you what series of sanding did you do on the scales? I am currently trying to make my first pair using black linen micarta and was wondering what you did. They look great!!

**Zephyr** · 11-30-2011, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by mav13

Hey Zephyr

Can I ask you what series of sanding did you do on the scales? I am currently trying to make my first pair using black linen micarta and was wondering what you did. They look great!!

Thanks

I wanted the scales a little thinner than the sheet they where cut from so first I sanded off ~1mm with a belt sander on each scale to get the thickness I wanted.
From there I hand sanded using 320 - 600 - 800 - 1200 - 2000 wet/dry sanding paper before finishing with oiled 0000 steel wool.

**mav13** · 12-01-2011, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Thanks

I wanted the scales a little thinner than the sheet they where cut from so first I sanded off ~1mm with a belt sander on each scale to get the thickness I wanted.
From there I hand sanded using 320 - 600 - 800 - 1200 - 2000 wet/dry sanding paper before finishing with oiled 0000 steel wool.

Sorry to be a pest but here goes! What oil exactly did you use and is that when micarta takes on a lustre? So far I am up to 1200 grit and although I am happy with the shape and feel of the scales, well you can still see the white pattern of the linen on them when dry. When wet they are much darker.

**Zephyr** · 12-01-2011, 08:13 AM

I don't know if it matters what type of oil you use, but I use almond oil, the same I used on the gripboards when I restored guitars. It brought out the colors and gave a nice, soft shine.

**onimaru55** · 12-04-2011, 04:58 AM

Nice job

Don't sweat forgetting the before shots. There's a few of us who do that

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