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03-02-2008, 10:03 PM #1Senior Member
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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.
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03-02-2008, 10:06 PM #2Managing the UnManageable
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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
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03-03-2008, 03:21 AM #3Senior Member
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I'm just looking forward to making more scales!
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03-03-2008, 03:28 AM #4Member
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Well done!
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03-03-2008, 03:28 AM #5Senior Member
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Here are the before pics.
Originally Posted by fotoguru
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03-03-2008, 03:31 AM #6Senior Member
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Very nicely done -- and the first set too!
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03-03-2008, 03:32 AM #7Senior Member
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Very nice!!!
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03-03-2008, 03:37 AM #8I'm a Shaaarrrk!
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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".
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03-03-2008, 04:01 AM #9Senior Member
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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....
Originally Posted by Chady
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03-03-2008, 05:27 AM #10Senior Member
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You worked your butt off. I am from Brazil and there is nothing like Brazilian Rosewood. You did a very nice job.
Richard
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