Thread: What are you working on?

I think I remember he uses Ballistol, but I await his answer.

Originally Posted by Learner

Tom, do you use a protective oil on them to fight the effects of humidity?

Originally Posted by Learner

Tom, do you use a protective oil on them to fight the effects of humidity?

I think he uses Tuf Glide if I remember correctly. I'm sure he'll chime in. He may use whatever is handy!

Forgot to post reaction to Tom's pictures.

I use TufGlide right before the 1st hone. I have never reapplied and have not had one rust for over a decade.


We were all handling them at the meet, so a wipedown and stropping.
A few of the scales needed a bit of polishing, mineral oil, and/or Renwax anyway.

Hey Tom, do mind taking some close ups of the razor in the last case on the bottom right for me? I like that blade style a lot.

A tapered blade. Popular within a small window, I think?

Me likey, thank you, sir.

I’m surprised they weren’t more popular, the blade shape is odd but they shave well.

Originally Posted by JP5

I think he uses Tuf Glide if I remember correctly. I'm sure he'll chime in. He may use whatever is handy!

Given his titanic razor arsenal, Tom likely has multiple bottles of Tuf Glide on hand. Saves traveling to and from his various razor vaults, both on and off-site. Like he says, the collection owns a bit of him...

Could use some feedback on this one. I made a set of scales for this blade. Low-cost horn. Has some blemishes but its black horn. The blade is stamped Medaille Rover CE. The tang angles down so I thought straight scales would work well but now that I've mocked it up, I see that the tail sticks out lower than I thought it should have.

So does anyone see an issue here? I don't have any razors shaped like this so I was working blind on this one. Should I make different scales or stick with these?

Beautiful Tom. Never shaved with a tapered blade, but they certainly seem to have a very organic look to them. Must work well for detail work. Another on the wishlist!