Thread: What are you working on?

I put that old Lafayette back together.



After doing the top jimping I figured I might as well decorate the spine a little since it was so pitted.



That last guy who put the copper pin in the toe end of the scales left a pretty big hole to fill:



Because I have modern adhesives I just glued them back but I figured what the heck, might as well pin it too, got that hole there already. So I put in some brass tube, and then pinned it up with some pretty stuff I had laying around, which is actually steel plated with brass, so it was not so easy to work (had to drill it out to 1/16" etc).



I don't know if I can get an edge on it because the pitting is really bad at the heel. But I was trying to make it purty because I found myself thinking of it as a 'she.' In fact, I found myself thinking of Lucinda Williams singing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjq5OPrLsu8

Nice car. Lotta miles.

As always, some really amazing work in here fellas.

the razors are looking great!!

Tranquility, peace, stress relief, a talk with God, a shared day with a life long fishing partner, and above all...drowning some worms while watching the sun come up.

Great picture Mike, and I'm sure the time spent, was the best thing you could be doing

Beauty Lafayette, love the ornate scales!
And what a great shot Mike. A terrific way to start your Sunday..
Thanks for posting it.

Received this Japanese made western a few days ago. There was not a lot to do to bring it around. Cleaned and polished lightly and then honed on one of my Japanese natural stones.
I am looking forward to the shave this evening. Beautiful day here. Around 70 degrees and sunny. With the razor finished it is time for a pipe or two on the back patio. I hope all of you are
having a great day.

Sweet razor Lz6.
Looks showroom new. Enjoy.

Awesome picture of the sunrise, Mike. Quite a view from the boat and a beautiful day! Great moment there. So, did you catch any fish?

Edit: I just saw them in "just wanted to share tonight's dinner". Nice catch!

https://youtu.be/hTFtqWGZLkc

Originally Posted by lz6

Received this Japanese made western a few days ago. There was not a lot to do to bring it around. Cleaned and polished lightly and then honed on one of my Japanese natural stones.
I am looking forward to the shave this evening. Beautiful day here. Around 70 degrees and sunny. With the razor finished it is time for a pipe or two on the back patio. I hope all of you are
having a great day.

Wow, that is a looker! Gorgeous steel and I like the scales too. What's the width, if I may ask? It looks like a 6/8" or wider?