Thread: The Butchered Blade

I'm digging it, especially the notched wedge end.

I believe you have outdone yourself Mike. Fine job sir

Incredible, Mike.
Just totally awesome..!!
And the notch takes it all the way.
My hat goes off to you.[emoji482]

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Just need to clean it up and hone it now.
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Went collarless, and truly flush to the scales with the pins. Got it right this time....
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Wedge cut from the same urethane. Sits a little deeper than I wanted, but the lines flow well.
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Cheers.

Oh man...you killed that, nailed it to the wall and took it's name - 8/8 of pure Sheffield bliss.....awesome job.

Damn that razor looks stellar in those skins

Thanks gents..
A shot of the first one I did and Phrank's big brother.
I made his thinner than the first one, and spent more time polishing he rear side before bonding it up. Really made a difference in sparkle.

Very Nice, Mike! Beautiful work!

those are beautiful mike. like how the scale follows the line of the razor spine too. i have no idea how you bond the scale to the liner like that.

Great work those are both fantastic, the barber notch is awesome in the scales.

The barber notch set, second I made out of this material, shines better I believe due to the more time I spent polishing the rear side prior to bonding.
Went against what I know for best chemical adhesion to polish both the brass, and the scale to 2400grit before bonding. But if I left the mating surfaces rough, the reflectiveness would have been more muted I believe.
Used marine grade 24 hr 2 part clear epoxy to bond the materials together prior to all final finish work. The pins 'should' ensure that nothing delaminates with time. This epoxy is still keeping the bottom end on my old merc 65 water free and running in the lakes up here after cracking it open on a rock 15 years ago. So the stuff should hold up.
Happy Tuesday gents.