My first restoration / scales

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03-02-2008, 09:03 PM
fotoguru

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My first restoration / scales

Hello guys -
When I first decided to try a straight razor, I went a little nuts on ebay. Picked up 10 or 15 rusty old blades...and now, 7 months later I have my first finished product. I cleaned up this blade a while back, but I got inspired today and made a set of scales. They are brazilian rosewood with an oak spacer.
03-02-2008, 09:06 PM
TOB9595

OH YES!!!!
You are an inspiration to all of us who bought POS on EBAY with the intent to make them nice again.
Wonderful work
03-03-2008, 02:21 AM
fotoguru

I'm just looking forward to making more scales!

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Originally Posted by TOB9595

OH YES!!!!
You are an inspiration to all of us who bought POS on EBAY with the intent to make them nice again.
Wonderful work
03-03-2008, 02:28 AM
Stracks One

Gorgeous!

Well done!
03-03-2008, 02:28 AM
fotoguru

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Here are the before pics.

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Originally Posted by fotoguru

I'm just looking forward to making more scales!
03-03-2008, 02:31 AM
xChris

Very nicely done -- and the first set too! :tu
03-03-2008, 02:32 AM
crichton

Very nice!!! :tu
03-03-2008, 02:37 AM
Chady

You have the blade looking very, very nice compared to how you got it.

Also I really like the black grain in the wood near the end of the scale. It gives it just a little more "spark".
03-03-2008, 03:01 AM
fotoguru

The blade took a lot of aggressive grinding to get rid of the pitting - and it's still not all gone. I tried to get it back up to a mirror shine, but I don't seem to have the patience for that....

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Originally Posted by Chady

You have the blade looking very, very nice compared to how you got it.

Also I really like the black grain in the wood near the end of the scale. It gives it just a little more "spark".
03-03-2008, 04:27 AM
riooso

You worked your butt off. I am from Brazil and there is nothing like Brazilian Rosewood. You did a very nice job.

Richard
03-03-2008, 04:48 AM
fotoguru

Thanks Richard.

This was my first time working with that wood. It's got to be the most dense stuff I've ever used. Not cheap up our way either! It started taking a polish when I was sanding it with 1500 grit, so I didn't finish it with any kind of coating. I just buffed it out with tripoli, white compound, and then wax.

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Originally Posted by riooso

You worked your butt off. I am from Brazil and there is nothing like Brazilian Rosewood. You did a very nice job.

Richard
03-03-2008, 05:02 AM
riooso

Just curious where you got the wood? It will not rot and bugs do not like it. It is extremely dense and really is wood that has many colors you can not see in a picture. The blade took a tremendous amount of work.

Take care,
R
03-03-2008, 06:00 AM
ottoman

You people always amaze me! Very nicely done! :tu
03-03-2008, 02:45 PM
kasperitis

I really dig those scales!
03-03-2008, 02:53 PM
Jacques13

For a first restoration you've done a great job. Love that Brazilian Rosewoog, nice finish. And the penning looks great.

Jacques
Quebec, CAnada
03-03-2008, 03:17 PM
fotoguru

Thanks for all they comments guys.

Richard -
There's a local exotic wood dealer that had some very small pieces of Brazilian rosewood.

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Originally Posted by riooso

Just curious where you got the wood? It will not rot and bugs do not like it. It is extremely dense and really is wood that has many colors you can not see in a picture. The blade took a tremendous amount of work.

Take care,
R