I really like the old wire repaired scales. I wish I had a set. The bone ones you showed are super cool. It almost makes me think of wrapping some wire around a set just for the effect.
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After you guys showing some interest with this project other than is my tetanus shot up to date. :p I dug it out and took some closer pictures. Some people look at these old homemade repairs and toss them in the trash. I like to think of the back story. Maybe a farmhand snowed in in the winter dropped his razor and broke the scales. If he did get to town he didn't have the money to buy a new set of scales. he had to make do with what he had. Maybe he wouldn't bother to shave except for the 3 times a year he went to town. My imagination tends to run wild and I digress again!
hard to see but in this first one at about 5:45 you may see the second crack.
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The "good" side.
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Now that's what I call character!
Kinda reminds ya of the wrapping of arrow heads, with sinew
Got the wedge tapered and a quick test fit, before work this morning Attachment 231795Attachment 231796
Curved which direction?? Smiles good frowns bad. Get that piece of copper out, repeen. and then take a look at it. Might have bone scales, Neetsfeet oil and a gentle buffing will fix that up quick. Pictures good. Nice true wedge. You know what that means with regards to honing??
Library, How to hone a true wedge.
Its a whole different animal. Thats why the pro say " Call for Quote". Because it takes longer, more detail orientated process.
Once you do one, you will understand. Short of that set a couple of hours aside for the first honing session.
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Definate smile tho minor.
The scales might be horn.
The edge came up to a shave able condition fairly quickly with an X pattern hone on a 10K stone.
A work inprogress. I will shave in 3 days. I am not cutting myself at all most times but.
I am useing a shave oil under a light lather.
That works good for mee.
I think the scales are definitely horn.
An x-pattern is proper for any blade, but on ones with a smile, a 'rolling-X' is the way to keep things even.
Do a forum search on the subject and you will find many threads about it.
Smiling blades are very effective and comfortable shavers, no doubt.