Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by RezDog

I do like the making your own aftershave idea. I have essential oils as well. I'm sure an adventure in aftershave making is in my future. I marked down the recipe. It is unlikely I will actually follow it though, I am not very good with instructions. I wonder what would give it more staying power?

I second that query, does anyone know how to give it more staying power?

As to following the instructions, think of them more as guidelines than hard and fast rules. After all they arent written in stone but on a copmuter and can easily be changed

Sanding on this Morley & Sons. This one arrived in the mail today and should come out really nice.

Nice job, I like Morleys they take a good edge. Looks like that one hardly has any hone wear. Good grab!

It looks like a pretty good candidate for sure BeJay. It looks to still be in top shape.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I do like the making your own aftershave idea. I have essential oils as well. I'm sure an adventure in aftershave making is in my future. I marked down the recipe. It is unlikely I will actually follow it though, I am not very good with instructions. I wonder what would give it more staying power?

Depends on how volatile the E.O. is, eg Frankincense lasts longer than BayRum so a few E.O.'s in your mix will give a layered effect to the scent over time. Most of the commercial aftershaves with a really long scent time would use synthetic fragrance oils.

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Nice job, I like Morleys they take a good edge. Looks like that one hardly has any hone wear. Good grab!

Originally Posted by RezDog

It looks like a pretty good candidate for sure BeJay. It looks to still be in top shape.

It really is in great shape. Some staining and very, very light pitting. There's almost no hone wear and the scales will clean up pretty easy. I've been trying to keep my purchases under $20 and I got this one for &17.50. The Winchester and Adoration that I did last week were also under $20.

Finishing off the brass lined prototype set from that blank I cast tonight finally.
Decided to use the urethane for the wedge and trim it after pinning. Also wanted to go with washer less pinning.

After drilling I opened up a small taper to give the pin somewhere to swell while peening.
I use one of these different shaped rotary files for the job.

Then on to tightening it up slowly side by side. Then onto the wedge.

Bit of shortsightedness on my part as when I got to the pivot I realized the blade had too much play in the hole for my liking so I had to go with a bushing style washer that Tom graciously sent me to take up the play. Not quite the symmetry at the pins I like, but muh, Roll with it.

You can also see the different alloy colour on the tail where I performed my silver solder repair.

All in all though I'm happy with the results.
Now to the stones!
Cheers men.

Mike my friend,

This is exactly why I posted my cleaned up razor where I did!

Very Nice Work!

Looks pretty neat, Mike!

I'm not sure you will be able to easily top those scales and brush set my friend. It is all looking over the top great. I need to get back to work on some scales and blades. This work really gets in the way of doing projects.