Thread: Another coochie razor

I had previously made this Coochie razor.

Well, I'm at it again. This one is a razor marked ACME and Made in Sweden. I had separated it from the rest of my razors because I suspected celluloid rot and then forgot about it. When I remembered it my concerns about scale rot were confirmed by the rust. Once again my only tools are a diamond file and what we Australians call Blue tack (a re-usable adhesive putty). I'm thinking of shaping the new toe on to a barbers notch.
Because the scales on this one were rotting, this is going to be scaled in orange opaque scales which were kindly donated by Singlewedge.

Love to see some pics of how close these can shave

Given the future use of the blade. Are you sure you want a spike point on that thing? lol What's the putty for? Did you use it to secure the blade while you cut?

Originally Posted by ndw76

This one is a razor marked ACME

Sounds like something off a roadrunner cartoon!

Originally Posted by ChayesFSS

Love to see some pics of how close these can shave

I haven't quite finished it yet. I still have to shape the toe. I'm going to shape it into a bargers notch with a slightly rounded point.
And the putty was to hold it steady on my desk while I cut it. One dolup on each side of the cut. It worked really well as it only took about two hours to get through it.

Originally I wasn't going to buy this razor because it was an ACME, but when I saw Made in Sweden I thought it was worth a try.

Here is the progress so far. I have completed the barbers notch and given it a little polish. Now I just have to get the scales ready, re-pin and hone.

Here's what the mock up looks like.

At the moment I am waiting on the arival of some pins from Classic shaving so that I can finish this project and put it up for sale. Hopefully in the next few weeks you will see this razor in the classifieds.