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  1. I don't know if hands down it is the best but...

    I don't know if hands down it is the best but lead is very traditional and the old makers seemed to know what they were doing. Wood if not sealed will absorb moisture and can swell and shrink and...
  2. Here are recent scales done in bone and horn....

    Here are recent scales done in bone and horn. Both using Jantz Black Magic and Pink Scratchless as a final polish. We all have our own favorite compounds to use on various materials I guess. These...
  3. I meant to keep the lead wedge off the buffer. It...

    I meant to keep the lead wedge off the buffer. It is very soft. Hold the scales at an angle to the buffing wheel and just kiss the edges of the horn scales to polish them where the 600 grit wet/dry...
  4. They are black horn thinned to .105 thick from...

    They are black horn thinned to .105 thick from Masecraft Supply. The collars are brass beehive style from Austin Kennedy.
  5. Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm...

    Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm considering doing another on making a set of traditional styled horn scales. My way of course.:) I'll have to see how the pictures come out and if they make...
  6. I've been using this wedge gizzy for years. I...

    I've been using this wedge gizzy for years. I think I have the patent for it around here somewhere. :rofl2:
  7. How to make and fit a lead wedge... the way I do it.

    I frequently see rescaled razors with poorly fit wedges or worse yet a spacer someone thinks is a wedge. This is my first attempt at putting together a how to and I hope it is useful. I've used this...
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