Thread: Big ol' Bengall finished

Hey,
Just finished this big heavy Bengall blade thats just over 7/8's (23mm)
Really was amazing to hone! and shaves well smooth!!!
I cut and pressed the cow horn myself
Hope you like it!

Cheers

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Great job on the horn!!

Bengall's shave great.

Is there documentation on cutting and pressing cow horn? Or other horn? I am very curious about the process.

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Great looking razor, nice work! Cool that you cut and pressed the horn yourself, that's neat.

I like the finish on the horn. Great job!

Nice job. What did you use for the wedge?

Originally Posted by thehattr

Is there documentation on cutting and pressing cow horn? Or other horn? I am very curious about the process.

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No, i couldnt find much about doing it... I just tried what i thought was right. Horn becomes like rubbery plastic when heated, so i boiled the pieces i cut from the sides(!) of the horn That are in a very rough shape of the scales for a good half a day, always topping up with boiling water from the kettle, then quickly clamped the s*** out of it between the work bench and a flat thick piece of hardwood. and left it for a week to cool and loose all the moisture it took on. After that, it sould be able to be sanded more or less perfectly flat.

Originally Posted by scag315

Nice job. What did you use for the wedge?

Thanks! I used the original lead wedge from the original scales

Looks great! Very nice work.

Great razor awesome scale what combination