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03-16-2016, 09:49 PM
dkwflight

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Looks straight to me.
I believe the curve in the edge is the result of stropping by earlier owners.

I had to use an X stroke on my stones to get an edge.
03-16-2016, 10:06 PM
32t

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Copper wire????? Gee, now I've seen everything!

Here is one of my rat razors

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03-16-2016, 11:09 PM
engine46

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Originally Posted by 32t

Here is one of my rat razors

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I have a couple like that....................like rat bikes huh Tim?
03-16-2016, 11:32 PM
outback

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Originally Posted by 32t

Here is one of my rat razors

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Is there something wrong with the bone scales? Ive repaired a few now, with baking soda and CA.
with spectacular results.
Their in this thread.
03-16-2016, 11:38 PM
MW76

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Working on finishing two sets of scales.

I've been adding one coat a day of tru-oil to the Blue Mahoe. I think i'm about halfway there.

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I had the Pernambuco cut out a few days ago but ive been busy so i just got the wedge glued up tonight. Decided to go with Light Pure Button Lac for this one and the wedge is wenge.

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First coat of Button Lac. This wood has a slight orange tint. :thinking:

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Thanks for looking!!
03-17-2016, 12:19 AM
sharptonn

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Originally Posted by dkwflight

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Looks straight to me.
I believe the curve in the edge is the result of stropping by earlier owners.

I had to use an X stroke on my stones to get an edge.

The curve in the edge is a smile. Leave it be. It's supposed to be like that!
03-17-2016, 12:28 AM
dkwflight

Hi

As long as I can get a good shaving edge I will leave it.
03-17-2016, 12:28 AM
outback

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Swimbo has destroyed my eavening of razzer work for the nite with honey doo,s.
But I managed to cut the wedge for Alan's scales.
Whoopie...!!
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So I'm giving up for the night...DAMMIT [emoji35]
03-17-2016, 12:37 AM
sharptonn

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Originally Posted by dkwflight

Hi

As long as I can get a good shaving edge I will leave it.

Well, grind it straight and you may not! ;)
03-17-2016, 01:56 AM
outback

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Puttin a bit o char on some ribeye's. Theys been soakin in my secret marinade for an hourAttachment 231748
03-17-2016, 01:57 AM
Benz

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Originally Posted by outback

Swimbo has destroyed my eavening of razzer work for the nite with honey doo,s.
But I managed to cut the wedge for Alan's scales.
Whoopie...!!
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So I'm giving up for the night...DAMMIT [emoji35]

Oh crap, no pictures of your work tonight. You need a shave my friend.
03-17-2016, 01:58 AM
RezDog

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Originally Posted by outback

Puttin a bit o char on some ribeye's. Theys been soakin in my secret marinade for an hourAttachment 231748

They look good. What do you put in your marinade?
03-17-2016, 01:59 AM
outback

It wouldn't be a secret then[emoji38]
03-17-2016, 02:00 AM
RezDog

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Originally Posted by outback

It wouldn't be a secret then[emoji38]

That is pretty much the answer I was expecting, but I was hoping...
03-17-2016, 02:01 AM
outback

Garlic, onion, basil, worcestershire, soy, black pepper, seasoning salt, and liquid smoke
03-17-2016, 02:03 AM
engine46

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Originally Posted by outback

Garlic, onion, basil, worcestershire, soy, black pepper, seasoning salt

Hey............that was MY recipe! I even have a patent on it!!! :rofl2:
03-17-2016, 02:04 AM
sharptonn

Sounds like Dale's Sauce! :)
03-17-2016, 02:05 AM
outback

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But im not saying how much. Cooked to medium.
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4 min. a side.
Mmmmmm......time for eats
03-17-2016, 02:09 AM
sharptonn

Let's go 3 mins a side next time, eh? :D
03-17-2016, 02:13 AM
engine46

When I do spare ribs, they aren't done until the meat falls off the bones...................mmmmmmmmmmmm, good & tender!
03-17-2016, 02:16 AM
sharptonn

Gentlemen, this is off topic! :OT

Besides, it's making me hungry! :D
03-17-2016, 02:17 AM
RezDog

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Gentlemen, this is off topic! :OT

Besides, it's making me hungry! :D

BUT SO DELICIOUS!!!!
03-17-2016, 02:20 AM
outback

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See a perfect medium.
Hot and pink inside, no blood on the plate.
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Hope my cardiologist isnt lookin[emoji38]
03-17-2016, 02:22 AM
sharptonn

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I see that you subscribe to Al Bundy's school of "NEVER CLEAN THE GRILL"!

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:D
03-17-2016, 02:31 AM
outback

Oh it gets cleaned....once a year. Thats when the next cow gets put in the freezer.

Yep..usually buy a whole cow every year. Last one cost me $2.30 a pound, including processing.
Ya cant even buy crap hamburg for that. Got two upright freezers to pack it in. Almost 1000 pounds of meat
03-17-2016, 02:36 AM
Benz

Last week I packed my freezers with steer and hog. Killed , cut, and wrapped the critters myself.:)
03-17-2016, 02:40 AM
32t

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Originally Posted by outback

Is there something wrong with the bone scales? Ive repaired a few now, with baking soda and CA.
with spectacular results.
Their in this thread.

The one side is broke in 3 pieces and was held together with string when I got it. I decided that to go with the Rat razor look I needed something different. What you see is Antique automobile wire. I took one strand of the copper out of a box of old auto junk. 4 grooves in the scales and it actually holds well. The bevel is clean despite the rest.

I should make it my travel razor because no maid I know of is going to steal it! :rofl2:
03-17-2016, 02:41 AM
outback

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Originally Posted by Benz

Last week I packed my freezers with steer and hog. Killed , cut, and wrapped the critters myself.:)

Even better !!
But i like mine vacuum packed.
Ive had some items 4 years with no freezer burn. And once thawed, looked like you just cut it off the cow
03-17-2016, 02:41 AM
RezDog

Not much for cattle around here. I have a freezer full of mostly halibut, salmon and prawns, with a we smackeral of herring spawn on kelp. Clams and crab I usually cook and eat fresh, they are around most of the year and not super high in my diet.
We all have to eat what we can get or get cheap, except for those that have crazy money I guess, but that is not me.
03-17-2016, 02:43 AM
Benz

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Originally Posted by outback

Even better !!
But i like mine vacuum packed.
Ive had some items 4 years with no freezer burn. And once thawed, looked like you just cut it off the cow

When you're on the Atkins protein diet like me, meat doesn't last that long.
03-17-2016, 02:46 AM
RezDog

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Originally Posted by 32t

The one side is broke in 3 pieces and was held together with string when I got it. I decided that to go with the Rat razor look I needed something different. What you see is Antique automobile wire. I took one strand of the copper out of a box of old auto junk. 4 grooves in the scales and it actually holds well. The bevel is clean despite the rest.

I should make it my travel razor because no maid I know of is going to steal it! :rofl2:

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.
03-17-2016, 02:49 AM
sharptonn

Quote:

Originally Posted by 32t

The one side is broke in 3 pieces and was held together with string when I got it. I decided that to go with the Rat razor look I needed something different. What you see is Antique automobile wire. I took one strand of the copper out of a box of old auto junk. 4 grooves in the scales and it actually holds well. The bevel is clean despite the rest.

I should make it my travel razor because no maid I know of is going to steal it! :rofl2:

Gee, I just wish it weren't frowning so bad! :D
03-17-2016, 03:54 AM
32t

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I really like the old wre repaired scales. I wish I had a set. The bone one you showed are super cool. It almost makes me think of wrapping some wire around a set just for the effect.

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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03-17-2016, 04:01 AM
RezDog

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Originally Posted by 32t

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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That's awesome. It needs to be on my watch list.
03-17-2016, 04:14 AM
engine46

Now that's what I call character!
03-17-2016, 11:33 AM
outback

Kinda reminds ya of the wrapping of arrow heads, with sinew
03-17-2016, 01:28 PM
outback

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03-17-2016, 01:36 PM
ultrasoundguy2003

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Originally Posted by dkwflight

Hi
The scales don't look too bad except for the hinge pin being bent so the scales don't line up.
I will try a shave and see if I think it needs or deserves more.
The edge is some what curved.
I am wondering if it should be ground straight before re honing.

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.
03-17-2016, 04:15 PM
dkwflight

Hi

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.
03-17-2016, 04:26 PM
sharptonn

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Originally Posted by dkwflight

Hi

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.

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