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    Default My first scales and blade restore.

    After following your advise and great info here and on the stuff you guys put on youtube here is my first restored straight razor.

    Bought the cheapest piece of wood from Home depot as i was not sure what i was going to end up with.

    Did sanding on this very dirty straight starting from 120 grit to 3000 grit by hand then polished it with Mothers mag cleaner.

    Made a funky set of scales and then added about 8 coats of shellac pinned and Voila.

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    this is what it looked like before:

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    After all this i have followed Lynns youtube video and used my Naniwa 1000 to set the bevel and then Norton 4000/8000 combo to finish.

    And it actually shaves pretty good.

    I don't have a better finishing stone but i have ordered a chinese 12k stone to see if there will be a difference.

    But man is it fun to shave with your own creation.

    Have made 4 more in the meantime as this is amazing.

    Keep up all the great info you guys put out here and have a great day,
    *****HAVE A GREAT SHAVE*****

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    I had a chinese 12k and hated it so I broke down and purchased the naniwa ss 12k from SRD and I love it. Its much faster and easier to use plus the naniwas prep time is about 2 min if that
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    It is a little more expensive.
    That is why i want to see how the 12k will work and see if there is a difference on my honing.

    And if there is even a slight difference,Hell ya i'm gonna get the Nani 12k.

    Thanks for the heads up that the Naniwa is that good.
    *****HAVE A GREAT SHAVE*****

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    I couldn't get the chinese stone to work for me unless I spent about 2hrs on it with or without slurry. Just trying to warn you not to get your hopes up.
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    That looks great. You're scales look a bit on the chunky side for my liking but you've certainly done a good job on them!

    I have a W&B that I'm going to start on at the weekend -- or I'll get the scales off, at least, as I'm still waiting for my sandpaper.

    Seeing what other guys have been doing on their first go gives me a but of confidence that I'm not going to screw it up.

    Hopefully I'm going to put the original scales back on mine, if I don't crack them. I'm not ready to try to make my own -- I don't really have the right equipment, and they'll never look any good!

    Have you made scales before or were they your first?

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    very nice razor and a very good restore!!!very well!!
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    Looks great! I agree on the naniwa 12k. I had the Chinese 12. Hard to lap and cuts very slow. Naniwa leaves a nice finish and you get there quick too. Perfect for the crox felt film or pasted strop.

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    This is really nice !!....8 coats of shellac certainly makes a difference to the wood. Fantastic hand sanding on the razor too.
    Thanks for sharing and it's hard to believe this is your first restore, great job !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PigHog View Post
    That looks great. You're scales look a bit on the chunky side for my liking but you've certainly done a good job on them!

    I have a W&B that I'm going to start on at the weekend -- or I'll get the scales off, at least, as I'm still waiting for my sandpaper.

    Seeing what other guys have been doing on their first go gives me a but of confidence that I'm not going to screw it up.

    Hopefully I'm going to put the original scales back on mine, if I don't crack them. I'm not ready to try to make my own -- I don't really have the right equipment, and they'll never look any good!

    Have you made scales before or were they your first?
    Yes,they are a little chunky but very light in weight.
    It was the cheapest and thinnest wood i could find.
    I even sanded it thinner than it was but couldn't go more by hand as i got tired.

    And yes this was my first time i made scales all by hand as i am not very handy and don't have the great tools some of these guys here have.

    Al i had to buy was a coping saw and a small hand drill to make the 1/16 holes.

    I followed a video on youtube where someone shows how to make scales with a minimum amount of tools and it worked like a charm.

    Sanding the scales was the same as sanding the blade by hand.
    *****HAVE A GREAT SHAVE*****

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    Quote Originally Posted by bill3152 View Post
    Looks great! I agree on the naniwa 12k. I had the Chinese 12. Hard to lap and cuts very slow. Naniwa leaves a nice finish and you get there quick too. Perfect for the crox felt film or pasted strop.
    YUP,The naniwa 12k is on my wish list.
    *****HAVE A GREAT SHAVE*****

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