Thread: What are you working on?

Voila, as they say.

No finish applied and mocked up with a synthetic knot.
Some fine tweaking to do at the base but the one piece brush looks, and feels about right..

Looking good Mike!

@B52. I presume that I’d you wanted to pre-glue a second piece, as long as the depth was bang on you could have it look exactly like it had a collar on it as well. I see great possibilities.

Top notch Mike! You've just set the bar high!

That's , are mad scientist. Just awesome, Mike.!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Voila, as they say. ...snip... mocked up with a synthetic knot..

Well I don't care what THEY say.. I don't think it looks anything like a violin!
Stay strong Mike, keep up the good work!

Edit: and if they keep mocking your work, you tell them where they can stick their synthesized senses of humour!

Thanks gents, and MikeT,,,,, har, nice word play..
The options now are limitless. Now that I’ve figured this out, custom brushes, or Simpson or other famous profiles are within my reach.
Transposing images, names, shapes, with time and original materials to draw from are within the spectrum I can consider..
I can have a boat load of fun in small scraps of wood now,
Thanks for some, like Richard that reached out privately with some awesome tips to help preserve the designs from the natural interaction of the woods and the moisture brushes live in.
Great bunch of bloaks here all sharing their cool projects. Sometimes a bunch of us, sometimes less, but always a great variety of stuff goin on!
Your ideas shall be incorporated Sir, with thanks.
Cheers.

I got this as part of a group of razors and it wasn't my main interest. As I researched it, I became more interested. Based on the tail shape, and warranted cast steel tang stamp. I'm thinking this is from around 1830 or so. The crown stamp and the first letter of the king were gone, but a faint R can be seen under magnification. So I'm pretty sure it's somewhere around 1830. The scales were pretty badly made bone replacements that were broken (uneven shape, and covered most of the tang stamp). It also has a hollow grind which may or may not be original to the blade as it is unevenly done. I'm pretty sure the craftsmen of the time wouldn't have let this go. So I'm thinking this may have been reground/"restored" at some point. I'm not sure the french point profile is original either. I've polished the blade to where I want it and need to decide where to go from here. My main purpose for this blade would be to try the shallower hollow grind and french point to see if it's something I like. My question is the uneven grind. I know this will affect the bevel geometry. But I don't know if it would affect the performance. It's aesthetically annoying, but for trying something new I could put up with it for a few shaves. This is my fifth restore, and I haven't made scales before. So, should I try and make it a shaver, or practice making scales with some inexpensive materials and use it for decoration. Oh, and would having it reground be an option? If it's the only save for this blade, I might have it done after some other more promising projects are completed. Hopefully the pics show grind well enough.

If that razor is is old as you think it is it would certainly be a regrind. If you wanted to get the raring evened up you could discuss it by PM. There are a few people that do full regrinds. Glen at Gem Star and Karl at Old School Razors are the two that come to mind right away. They are both members here. Their screen names are Gssixgun and karlj.

Tape the spine and put it on a 1k, I doubt the grind would affect the edge, the bevels may not be even, but it will shave. You can hone it without scales or at least put a bevel on it.

The grinding is not any worse than many modern razors, and certainly not as bad as many Chinese.

Go to a Knife supply and pick up a sheet of scale material or piece of horn and make a set of scales.

Horn is very forgiving and easy to work, you can do it all by hand if you wish.
Here is an excellent post of How To, make scales by Karlej,

How to make Traditional Horn Scales