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Thread: Stabilizied buckeye burl scales with a Morley blade

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    Default Stabilizied buckeye burl scales with a Morley blade

    I did a polyurethane finish on this guy and it finally cured. Gotta love the humid Florida climate. I want to thank Mastershake and floppyshoes for offering advice on how to best apply the polyurethane, as well as the others who contributed in the thread. I also want to thank CaliforniaCajun who very graciously honed the blade on this free of charge. Last but not least, I want to thank pfries for sending me a handful of brass thrust washers - I used them on this razor.

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    I'm sure this is stated a lot, but the pictures don't do the razor justice. I'll try to get some pictures in natural sunlight tomorrow and see how it comes out. I managed to pick up the blade at an antique shop some months back and used a bit of mothers. Other than that, it only required a honing.

    Thoughts, comments, and criticisms are always welcome.

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    Jonah
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    Scales look great. Well done
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    Looks really good

    What did you use for the wedge?
    It is just Whisker Whacking
    Relax and Enjoy!
     



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    It's buckeye burl from the slats I cut off. I had enough scrap from cutting the scales out and I figured the black/light tan would bring it all together. I was actually surprised how much I like these scales
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    Great job! I'm a sucker for figured wood scales. I just happen to have bought a Joseph Allen & Sons from Mastershake a couple months ago. He re-scaled it with his own buckeye burl. This guy knows what he's doing.

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    Great work, nice choice of figured wood, Enjoy!

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    Went outside and got a natural light picture - Name:  close.jpg
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    Nice work there Bubba!!

    I think that the natural light picture really shows how nice they look!

    As you've found there truly is a Brotherhood here!! I've made some really good friends thanks to SRP!!

    Enjoy that razor and the honing!

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    I'm hugely impressed with how helpful and friendly everyone here is. It's pretty awesome
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    Well done sir. Well done indeed.

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