Thread: A Busy weekend in the shop

The first epoxy test scale from the AYC barn wood I bought.


The beautiful barnwood that turned muddy brown after the epoxy


Pasted Balsa strop



The Mr. Ugly Junior strop/canvas insert for a Rolls Razor.

Mocked up set of scales as a test to use buttons as spacers. That white thing in the middle there is a flat backed 23mm button that I snipped down and will paint with Testors. I have others that the color goes all the way through they however take a lot of sanding etc. If you use this spacer in White and clip it you could paint it any color and they are only $.70 a piece. The pushpin thingy is the Mr. Ugly drying rack. It allows me to level the scales that I epoxy and to be able to get under them to wipe the drips.

Love to see this down-to-earth approach with the pins, the button and the Rolls canvas insert! Keep up the good work!

Good job! I have to figure out how to gut the Rolls razor.

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

Love to see this down-to-earth approach with the pins, the button and the Rolls canvas insert! Keep up the good work!

Thats why its called "The Mr. Ugly Line" it ain't pretty it just has to work.

Great canvas strop idea for the Rolls SW. Do you intend to use chromOx or a paste on it?? (Have any pics of your black latigo rolls strop?)

No pics. Its the same leather as my Mr. Ugly hanging just cut to size.

I could cut another and use it to paste. I am working on another way. I want to keep this one canvas, yes it is real bottom weight canvas, and leather.

I also used the same canvas to repurpose my old Illinois with Canvas and removed the Cro2 Linen. If that can hold up for a month or two I think Mr. Ugly will get married.