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01-03-2012, 06:31 AM #1At this point in time...
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Case Real Redpoint Rebuild
This one turned into quite the project, Aaron sent a few blades out for restores and honing and this blade in particular intrigued me so I went a slightly different direction then we originally planned
At first I was going to tear down a set of Redpoint scales and transfer things around, but I ended up saving those... So now I had a blade with no scales and no plans 
this is where I ended up going with it...
The blade was polished then re-blued, I chose Black Linen Micarta for the scales and copied the shape from the old Redpoint razor. I decided that I was going to inlay a "Real Redpoint" in these Micarta scales.. I tried two different ways of doing it, and finally ended up using liquid Red acrylic.. The wedge is also Red acrylic and the pins are Nickel Silver with SS washers..
This is a razor that I am really looking forward to test shaving
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01-03-2012, 06:53 AM #2At this point in time...
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Some of the process
The blade after polishing
Bluing and stopping the process with WD-40
Re-blued
The scales being built
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01-03-2012, 08:02 AM #3Senior Member
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What a super looking razor, and first class workmanship.
Regards Jamie.“Wherever you’re going never take an idiot with you, you can always find one when you get there.”
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01-03-2012, 09:20 AM #4The Great & Powerful Oz
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Super job G ! What a nice lookin' blade. The bluing looks great & the inlay suits the theme nicely too
The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.
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01-03-2012, 10:08 AM #5Obsessive compulsive
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Very sinister! Love it
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01-03-2012, 10:48 AM #6Member
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Spot on Glen. I really like the contrast of the polished blade against the blued tang. The red inlay looks great too. Excellent restore
How did you do the liquid acrylic?
Stu
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01-03-2012, 12:21 PM #7Lookin like a crim
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Sweet work Glen, the black and red combination is always a winner in my books.
Thanks for all the progress pics.
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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01-03-2012, 02:06 PM #8..mama I know we broke the rules...
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Really nice. I like the bluing, it adds a nice touch. I'm also siding with Grant...black and red are a great combo in my books!
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01-03-2012, 02:09 PM #9Novice
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Great job Glen! That just looks amazing and I can see why you'd be looking forward to test shaving that one.
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01-03-2012, 03:15 PM #10Senior Member
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As usual you have done an outstanding job. Everything looks great.
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