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Well, here's the final results. I was extremely happy with the scales, so much so that I've started on another set for another razor. As you can see from the second pic, the toe damage from the drop...

The scales turned out really nice. Unfortunately, while trying to get all the pins and washers in the right places, I dropped the whole razor and knocked a decent sized chip out of the toe of the...

Here's some pics of the scales after finishing sanding and applying a first coat of tung oil. I'll put another coat on before I go to bed and do a little polishing tomorrow morning.

I scratched it a time or two, no real cuts thank goodness. The scratches went away easily enough just from rubbing them with my palm.

I started to polish the blade, but then I thought it would look better with some patina. I put some yellow mustard on the blade and let it sit for about 20 minutes, and that darkened it up nicely. I...

Yeah, not done sanding by a long shot. Zebrawood is a lot denser than I originally thought it would be.

Will do. How's the honing going, Tyler?

I picked up an old Boker at an antique store a few weeks ago that was in need of some TLC. I bought some Zebrawood to make new scales and I think they're coming along nicely. I think I may stain them...