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This razor has an old Wade & Butcher blade that is 7/8 wide at the widest point and is ready to shave.
The scales are Lacewood with five slanted indentations and several coats of sanded and polished CA (cyanoacralate {super glue}) as the finish.
The collars are Daisy pins with Brass pins to give the Daisys a yellowish center.
The Lacewood scales are lined with brass to give them extra support plus the custom made wedge adds to the overall glamor of this razor.:y :y:y
As always I love your projects......
great work
Well done again.
X
very nice!
Did you 'harden' the lacewood at all, or did you figure the CA would do the trick :thinking:
I'm just wondering, because I am not experienced with using CA.
C utz
Beautiful work, I love that finish on the scales, it has real depth to it. Hopefully one day I may produce something half as good as that and I will be happy :)
Also from where do you get those fancy washers from, I see others using them also like Gary, and have often wondered where you buy them from?
John
John, thanks for the kudos. I bought the collars from this bead place here in town. I think that Gary may have a better place to get his from of which I would like to know also.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnmw1
I didn't have much of a choice as there were only two types that they had and I would have had to modify the other one.
Hi Chris good to hear from you again.Quote:
Originally Posted by C utz
No I didn't harden the Lacewood. Some time ago I mentioned on a Sunday night chat when Bill Ellis and Vladimir Schneider were on board that I had some Lacewood that I was going to use as scales and Vlad asked Bill if just CAing them and putting a brass backing on them would work and Bill agreed that it would. The CA seals them really good and does add some strength not much though but the brass backing also add some strength.
I checked out the hardening process with Minwaxs Wood Hardener and it would take quite a bit of wood hardener to do that process and around here that stuff is $10.00 a pint.:cen
Chris, if you have Bill Ellis's latest CD on Restoration it has a good part in there on using CA.:tu
Wow Bill !!! You are becoming quite an artist. Every one just gets nicer and nicer. What next??
Lynn