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11-04-2012, 12:45 PM #1Senior Member
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7/8 Beter in yellowheart
Just finished this 7/8 Beter last weekend. I believe Beter is a Spanish brand and the blade is from a No. 14 blank - but am not 100% certain about either. Regardless though, it is a very nice shaver and feels quite similar to my Palmera.
The Beter logo is an up-raised hand surrounded by flames, so I went with yellowheart wood for the scales and some nice reddish-orange Padauk wood for the wedge and the logo overlay. I say 'overlay' because it is just that, an overlay, not an inlay...
I only have enough space to work with hand tools - dremel, sandpaper, files, Xacto knife. And I am not yet skilled enough to freehand a snug fitting cutout with the dremel. So I instead cut a 1" x 1" piece from the 1/8" think padauk slab... used the dremel followed by sandpaper to thin it to the thickness of a dime... used an Xacto knife to cut out the logo... glued it to the scale like a piece of veneer... then applied finish over it, sanding the portion on the logo off for the first few coats until it was going on nearly flush over the entire surface.
Tru-Oil finish.
Brass pins, brass thrust washers, and the brass washers that have been 'domed'.
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11-04-2012, 12:53 PM #2I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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Id say you do very well with the tools you have! It looks amazing! Your effort shines in this razor.
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11-04-2012, 03:45 PM #3Member
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Beter are very nice Razor, here a Picture from my 14er Beter
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11-04-2012, 03:57 PM #4Senior Moderator
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Beautiful work Malacoda. Love the scales and great work on the blade.
Bob
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11-04-2012, 03:59 PM #5At this point in time...
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Very very nice work
Personally I love the shimmering effect that Yellowheart has, it is very hard to catch in pics to but trust me I know it is there
I bet that razor looks even better in hand...
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11-04-2012, 04:21 PM #6Poor Fit
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Nicely done! You did a fine job with everything there including the logo.
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11-04-2012, 08:37 PM #7Member
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Well done. The whole package looks great, I really like the overlay.
You should be proud of that.
Stu
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11-05-2012, 03:06 AM #8Historically Inquisitive
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Great looking razor, scales work amazing Enjoy!
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