Thread: 5/8 Keen Kutter in fluorescent acrylic

My latest effort, a Keen Kutter which I got as a bare blade. There was some devil spit on the back, and a pit much deeper than the logo on the front of the blade (above the 'RO' of 'royal'), so I opted to leave the pitting and keep the logo.

It's the first time I tried a square wedge-end with double pins (which I thought appropriate for an American blade), and it's also the first time I've used a transparent plastic. Both of these factors made doing the wedge much more difficult, but I'm pleased with the result.

Reminds me of the Chemsticks I used doing NVG nightops, I really like the smooth flow it has. Looks lite, how's the shave?
Very nice job sir, very nice!!!!
Rich

I love this razor, it would make me want to put a black light in my shave den just to see it light up

Cool color on the scales. Very nice looking razor..Well done!!

Came out really nice! Enjoy!

Thanks, all.

I don't know how it shaves yet, I'm going to hone it this weekend.

When I was ordering plastic from the stockist I was below the minimum order when I'd chosen a few sensible colours, and I thought 'why not?'. Glad I did now.

Those scales are awesome.
That is going to be on my order soon.
Thank you for sharing.
Really glossy and clear.

Great looking restore, what is the K number on the tang? I love the shave I get from my Keen Kutter so you are probably in for a treat. The scales look amazing in that vibrant fluorescent green and the double pinned wedge adds lots of character. It looks like you can almost shave in the dark!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by traps38

Really glossy and clear.

The thing I learned from the scales I made before these is to keep the protective plastic film on the acrylic for as long as you possibly can while cutting/sanding. Acrylic scratches really, really easily.

Originally Posted by WhiskerHarvest

Great looking restore, what is the K number on the tang?

K 419. Any idea what the numbers are about?

And yes, it's a great shaver.

I think the numbers were to designate the model of keen kutter brand razors. I have a K739 that I posted here a few weeks ago and I adore it. Some manufactures used numbers to designate grinds, material used and of course to sequentially number a particular limited run.

Here is a link to my precious, http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ter-truly.html. I didn't do as much work but I did spend some time with q-tips and polish to make her shine.